Piper PA-28-180 VH-POJ

Summary

On 15 August 2011 at about 08:50 local time, a Piper PA-28-180 registered VH-POJ was involved in an accident near Horsham, Victoria, Australia. 3 people were on board and 2 died, one was seriously injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

15 August 2011 at 08:50

Classification

Accident

Location

Horsham, Victoria, Australia

Coordinates

-36.3167, 142.2500

Aircraft

Piper PA-28-180

Registration

VH-POJ

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Non-U.S., Non-Commercial

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

NTSB number

WPR11WA385

2 people died.

The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.

Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.

Read the full NTSB narrative

On August 15, 2011, about 0850 UTC (1850 local time), a Piper PA-28-180, Australian registry VH-POJ, collided with terrain near the Horsham aerodrome, Horsham, Victoria, Australia. The airplane was operated by a private owner under the auspices of the pertinent civil aviation regulations of the government of Australia. The airplane was substantially damaged. Two occupants were fatally injured and one occupant sustained serious injuries. The investigation is under the jurisdiction of and being investigated by the Australian Transport Safety Bureau. This document contains only the information released by the government of Australia. Further information can be obtained by contacting the ATSB at: Australian Transport Safety Bureau PO Box 967 Civic Square ACT 2608 Canberra, Australia www.atsb.au.gov

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.