# NTSB FTW00RA187: Piper PA-31-350, Whyalla, Australia, June 1, 2000

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Foreign investigation
- Date: May 31, 2000, 19:05 local (Jun 1, 2000, 01:05 UTC)
- Place: Whyalla, Australia
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 8 fatal
- Status: Led by another country's authority
- NTSB case key (mKey): 49552
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW00RA187
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/49552/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW00RA187

## Aircraft

- Registration: VHMZK (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: Piper PA-31-350
- Flight: Non-U.S., commercial
- Operator: Whyalla Airlines Pty. Ltd.

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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