# NTSB WPR16WA062: Piper PA28, Barwon Heads, Australia, Australia, January 29, 2016

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Foreign investigation
- Date: January 29, 2016
- Place: Barwon Heads, Australia, Australia
- Coordinates: -38.311389, 144.572494 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=-38.3114&lon=144.5725&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Defining event: [Enroute-cruise: Unknown or undetermined](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/000)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 4 fatal
- Status: Led by another country's authority
- NTSB office: Western Pacific Region
- Lead agency: Other
- NTSB case key (mKey): 92679
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=WPR16WA062
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/92679/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR16WA062

## Sequence of events

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

- [Enroute-cruise: 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)

## Factual narrative

On January 29, 2016, at 1155 local time, a Piper PA 28-235, VH-PXD, was ditched in the waters near Barwon Heads, Australia. The airplane was operated by a private individual under the pertinent regulations of the Government of Australia. The airplane was destroyed and the pilot and 3 passengers were fatally injured. 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-PXD (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28 (235)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 28-11018
- Engines: Textron Lycoming O-540 reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed

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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