# NTSB WPR11WA176: Piper PA-32R, Moree, Australia, March 30, 2011

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Foreign investigation
- Date: March 30, 2011, 09:02 local (09:02 UTC)
- Place: Moree, Australia
- Coordinates: -39.5, 149.850006 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=-39.5000&lon=149.8500&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Unknown](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/990) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Defining event: [Unknown: Unknown or undetermined](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/000)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 4 fatal, 2 serious
- Status: Led by another country's authority
- NTSB office: Western Pacific Region
- Lead agency: Other
- Parties: Australia ATSB
- NTSB case key (mKey): 78666
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=WPR11WA176
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/78666/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR11WA176

## Probable cause

The accident is under the jurisdiction of and is being investigated by the Australian Transport Safety Bureau.

## Findings

NTSB's coded findings; those marked are part of the probable cause.

- [Not determined](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/05000000): Not determined › Not determined · Other authority investigated (probable cause); cases with it: [All aircraft, 2,247 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/05000000/cases.md)

## Sequence of events

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

- [Unknown: Unknown or undetermined](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/000) (defining event); cases with it: [All aircraft, 1,703 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/000/sequence.md)

## Analysis

The accident is under the jurisdiction of and is being investigated by the Australian Transport Safety Bureau. Further information can be obtained from: Australian Transport Safety Bureau P.O. Box 967 Civic Square ACT 2608, Australia Phone (02) 6257 4150 Fax (02) 6247 3117 Web site www.atsb.gov.au This report is for information purposes only and contains only information obtained for, or released by, the Government of Australia.

## Factual narrative

On March 30, 2010, about 0902 universal coordinated time (UTC) (2002 local), a Piper PA-32R-301T, VH-LKI, collided with terrain during the approach to Moree Aerodrome, Moree, New South Wales (NSW), Australia. A private operator was operating the airplane under the provisions of the Australian civil aviation regulations. The pilot and three passengers sustained fatal injuries; two passengers sustained serious injuries. The airplane sustained substantial damage. The airplane departed Brewarrina, NSW, en route to Moree. The primary wreckage was at 29 degrees 30 minutes south latitude and 149 degrees 51 minutes east longitude. Preliminary information received from the government of Australia indicated that the airplane collided with terrain during an approach to the airport. The accident is under the jurisdiction of, and is being investigated by, the Australian Transport Safety Bureau. Further information can be obtained from: Australian Transport Safety Bureau P.O. Box 967 Civic Square ACT 2608, Australia Phone (02) 6257 4150 Fax (02) 6247 3117 Web site www.atsb.gov.au This report is for information purposes only and contains only information obtained for, or released by, the Government of Australia.

## Aircraft

- Registration: VH-LKI (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-32R (301T)
- Category: Airplane
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal
- Destination: Moree
- Flight plan: Unknown
- Airport: Moree Aerodrome

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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