# NTSB WPR10WA185: Piper PA30, Northam, Australia, Australia, March 28, 2010

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Foreign investigation
- Date: March 28, 2010, 09:00 local (09:00 UTC)
- Place: Northam, Australia, Australia
- Coordinates: -31.899999, 116.400001 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=-31.9000&lon=116.4000&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Defining event: [Enroute: Collision with terr/obj (non-CFIT) ](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/470)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 2 fatal
- Status: Led by another country's authority
- NTSB office: Western Pacific Region
- Lead agency: Other
- NTSB case key (mKey): 75596
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=WPR10WA185
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/75596/pdf
- NTSB docket: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=75596
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR10WA185

## Factual narrative

On March 28, 2010, at 0900 coordinated universal time, a Piper PA-30, VH-KDS, registered to a private owner, collided with terrain near Northam, Australia. The airplane was substantially damaged and the pilot and passenger were killed. The flight departed Perth/Jandakot, Australia, at an unknown time. The investigation is under the jurisdiction of the Government of Australia. This report is for information purposes only and contains only information released by the Government of Australia. Further information pertaining to this accident may be obtained from: Australian Transport Safety Bureau (ATSB) Level 2 West, 62 Northbourne Ave, Canberra, Australian 2601 PO Box 967, Civic Square ACT, Australia 2608 Phone: +61-2-6274 7685 Fax: +61-2-6274 6207 www.atsb.gov.au

## Sequence of events

The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event best describes what happened.

- [Enroute: Collision with terr/obj (non-CFIT) ](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/470) (defining event)

## Aircraft

- Registration: VH-KDS (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA30 (NO SERIES)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 30-952
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Non-U.S., commercial
- Operator: Ronald Camp
- Registered owner: Ronald Camp
- Departed: YPJT, Perth/Jandakot
- Flight plan: Unknown

## Docket (1 files)

The files NTSB released with the investigation on March 30, 2010, on NTSB's docket system: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=75596. 10 KB in all.

- DMS Docket Item (item 1, .PDF, 10 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40327664&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=DMS%20Docket%20Item-Master.PDF

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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