Piper PA-31-350 VH-HJE accident near Archerfield, Australia, April 7, 2023
Piper PA-31-350, registration VH-HJE, operated by Air Link Pty. Limited, was involved in an accident near Archerfield, Australia on April 7, 2023. The NTSB lists the highest injury level as none. Case GAA23WA197 is n/a.
ADS-B receivers recorded 29 minutes of the flight, reaching a maximum of 9,000 ft. The last recorded position was at 20:05 UTC, at 300 ft and 94 knots, descending at 1,408 feet per minute, about 11 km from Archerfield Arpt (YBAF).
The nearest weather report, from YAMB (31 km away), showed wind 60° at 1 knots, visibility 6 miles or more, ceiling 5,700 ft (VFR conditions).
The aircraft is a Piper Aircraft Corp PA-31-350 registered in Australia (Mode S 7C24B8).
This page reconstructs the flight from public ADS-B data for information only. The NTSB report is the authority on what happened and why.
Key facts
- Date
- April 7, 2023
- Location
- Archerfield, Australia
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-31-350
- Registration
- VH-HJE
- Operator
- Air Link Pty. Limited
- Injuries
- None
- NTSB case
- GAA23WA197 (N/A)
- Nearest airport
- Archerfield Arpt (YBAF)
- Recorded flight
- 29 min, max 9,000 ft
- Last recorded position
- 20:05 UTC, 300 ft, 94 kt
3D flight replay
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Sources: NTSB case GAA23WA197; ADS-B flight data from adsb.lol (ODbL); weather from NOAA / Iowa Environmental Mesonet and Open-Meteo.