# NTSB WPR14WA331: Piper PA-32S-300, Queenstown, New Zealand, New Zealand, August 5, 2014

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Foreign investigation
- Date: August 5, 2014, 04:00 local (04:00 UTC)
- Place: Queenstown, New Zealand, New Zealand
- Coordinates: -45.283332, 169.749725
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=-45.2833&lon=169.7497&mi=10
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal, 2 serious
- Status: Led by another country's authority
- NTSB office: Western Pacific Region
- Lead agency: Other
- NTSB case key (mKey): 89816
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=WPR14WA331
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/89816/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR14WA331

## Factual narrative

On August 5, 2014, at 0400 universal coordinated time, a Piper PA 32S-300, ZK-DOJ, collided with remote terrain under unknown circumstances near the Poolburn Reservoir, Queenstown, New Zealand. The airplane was registered to Glenorchy Air Services & Tourist Company Limited and operated under the pertinent civil regulations of the government of New Zealand. The airplane was substantially damaged. The pilot was fatally injured and the two passengers were seriously injured. The investigation is under the jurisdiction of the Government of New Zealand. This report is for information purposes only and contains only information released by the Government of New Zealand. Further information pertaining to this accident may be obtained from: Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) P.O. Box 3555 Wellington 6140 New Zealand Tel: (64) 4-560-9400 Fax: (64) 4-569-2024

## Aircraft

- Registration: ZK-DOJ (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-32S-300 (NO SERIES)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 32S-40638
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Fire: Unknown
- Registered owner: Glenorchy Air Services & Tourist Compan

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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