- Date
- November 7, 2008, 09:30 local (09:30 UTC)
- Place
- Bathurst, Australia, Australia
- Injuries
- 4 fatal
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- VH-OPCPiper PA31-350
- Defining event
- Initial climb: Controlled flight into terr/obj (CFIT)
- NTSB office
- Western Pacific Region
- Lead agency
- Other
- Case key
- 69477
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Sequence of events
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Factual narrative
On November 7, 2008, approximately 0930 coordinated universal time (UTC), a Piper PA-31-350, Australian registration VH-OPC, shortly after take-off, collided with terrain about three nautical miles north of the Bathurst Airport, New South Wales, Australia. The pilot and three passengers were killed. The investigation is under the jurisdiction of the Australian government. This report is for information purposes only and contains only information released by the Australian Transport Safety Bureau. Further information pertaining to this accident may be obtained from: Australian Transport Safety Bureau P.O. Box 967, Civic Square ACT 2608 15 Mort St., Canberra City, Australian Capital Territory Telephone: +61 2 6274 6471 Fax: +61 2 6274 6434 Internet: www.atsb.gov.au
Aircraft
- Registration
- VH-OPC
- Reported as
- Piper PA31-350
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 31-7952082
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Non-U.S., non-commercial
- Operator
- Timoth O'Brien
- Registered owner
- Timoth O'Brien
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Airport
- NSW · Bathurst