- Date
- July 11, 2012, 20:20 local (20:20 UTC)
- Place
- Broome, Australia, Australia
- Injuries
- 1 fatal
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- VH-LCKPiper PA34
- Defining event
- Enroute: Controlled flight into terr/obj (CFIT)
- NTSB office
- Western Pacific Region
- Lead agency
- Other
- Case key
- 84507
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Sequence of events
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Factual narrative
On July 11, 2012, at 2020 universal coordinated time, a Piper PA-34-200, VH-LCK, collided with terrain near Broome, Australia. The airplane was a charter flight operating under the pertinent civil regulations of Australia. The pilot was fatally injured and the airplane was substantially damaged. 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) P.O. Box 967, Civic Square Canberra A.C.T. 2608 Australia Tel: +612 6274 6054 Fax: +612 6274 6434 www.atsb.gov.au
Aircraft
- Registration
- VH-LCK
- Reported as
- Piper PA34 (200)
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 34-7350236
- Engine
- TSIO360, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Non-U.S., commercial
- Departed
- Broome
- Destination
- Port Hedland
- Flight plan
- Unknown