ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 698
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| Date: | Friday 11 June 1993 |
| Time: | 19:18 |
| Type: |  Piper PA-31-350 Chieftain |
| Owner/operator: | Monarch Air Service |
| Registration: | VH-NDU |
| MSN: | 31-8152083 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1981 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 7 / Occupants: 7 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Young, NSW -
 Australia
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| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
| Departure airport: | Sydney, NSW (SYD/YSSY) |
| Young, NSW (NGA/YYNG) | |
| Investigating agency: | BASI |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
On Friday 11 June 1993, at about 19:18 EST, Piper PA31-350 Navajo Chieftain aircraft, VH-NDU, while on a right base leg for a landing approach to runway 01 in conditions of low cloud and darkness, struck trees at a height of 275 feet above the elevation of the aerodrome at Young, New South Wales, and crashed. The aircraft, which was being operated as Monarch Airlines flight OB301 on a regular public transport service from Sydney to Cootamundra via Cowra and Young, was destroyed by impact forces and post crash fire. All seven occupants, including the two pilots, suffered fatal injuries.
The investigation found that the circumstances of the accident were consistent with controlled flight into terrain. Descent below the minimum circling altitude without adequate visual reference was the culminating factor in a combination of local contributing factors and organisational failures. The local contributing factors included poor weather conditions, equipment deficiencies, inadequate procedures, inaccurate visual perception, and possible skill fatigue. Organisational failures were identified relating to the management of the airline by the company, and the regulation and licensing of its operations by the Civil Aviation Authority.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
1. ATSB Occurrence Nr. 199301743 at http://www.atsb.gov.au/publications/investigation_reports/1993/aair/aair199301743.aspx
2. https://www.atsb.gov.au/media/25055/aair199301743_001.pdf
3. [LINK NOT WORKING ANYMORE:http://www.baaa-acro.com/1993/archives/crash-of-a-piper-pa-31-navajo-chieftain-in-young-australia-7-killed/]
4. http://www.ascendworldwide.com/download/Cust/WAAS167_Complete.pdf
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 25 April 1990 | VH-NDU | unknown | 0 | Blacksmith Island, QLD | |
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 21-Jan-2008 10:00 | ASN archive | Added |
| 29-Apr-2015 20:03 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Cn, Location, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 13-Sep-2017 15:07 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
| 13-Sep-2017 15:07 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Narrative] |
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