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| Date: | Saturday 11 October 2025 |
| Time: | 09:59 |
| Type: |  Piper PA-32R-300 Cherokee Lance |
| Owner/operator: | Connors Building Pty Limited |
| Registration: | VH-JVA |
| MSN: | 32R-7680030 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1975 |
| Engine model: | Lycoming IO-540 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 3 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Shellharbour Airport, NSW (WOL/YSHL) -
 Australia
|
| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Shellharbour Airport, NSW (WOL/YSHL) |
| Bathurst-Raglan Airport, NSW (BHS/YBTH) | |
| Investigating agency: | ATSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
A Piper PA-32R-300 Cherokee Lance crashed during takeoff from runway 26 at Shellharbour Airport. All three occupants were fatally injured and the aircraft was destroyed.
ADS-B data indicate that the aircraft took off from runway 26 and turned left. Photos from the scene show the aircraft crashed near the threshold of runway 34 and burst into flames.
Sources:
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-10-11/plane-crash-three-dead-shellharbour-airport/105880496
https://www.flightradar24.com/data/aircraft/vh-jva#3c9bcb93
https://globe.adsbexchange.com/?icao=ad8c4c,abaeb2,a1c4d8,ad63a1,ab5c69,a88737,7c3084
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 11-Oct-2025 04:48 | Pineapple | Added |
| 11-Oct-2025 05:08 | RobertMB | Updated [Operator, ] |
| 11-Oct-2025 05:09 | ASN | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Operator, Nature, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 11-Oct-2025 05:12 | ASN | Updated [Location, Narrative, Category, ] |
| 11-Oct-2025 05:14 | ASN | Updated [Embed code, Category, ] |
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