# NTSB LAX05WA259: Piper PA-31-350, Pt. Augusta, Australia, August 1, 2005

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Foreign investigation
- Date: August 1, 2005, 02:10 local (02:10 UTC)
- Place: Pt. Augusta, Australia
- Coordinates: -32.5, 137.699996
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=-32.5000&lon=137.7000&mi=10
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 8 uninjured
- Status: Led by another country's authority
- Lead agency: Other
- NTSB case key (mKey): 62182
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX05WA259
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/62182/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX05WA259

## Aircraft

- Registration: VH-LMB (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: Piper PA-31-350
- Category: Airplane
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Non-U.S., commercial
- Operator: Air Norht Airlines of South Australia
- Registered owner: Airlines of South Australia
- Departed: Unknown
- Destination: Pt. Augusta
- Airport: Port Agusta

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC)

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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