VH-OAO (GLST) — routes, history & safety record

We’re still collecting data for this aircraft. Routes appear once we’ve seen it fly enough times.

Safety history

No recorded accidents or incidents for this aircraft in FlightFinder’s database.

Registrations are reused. These records predate the airframe built in 2009 and belong to earlier aircraft that carried VH-OAO.

July 8, 2005Accident
On 8 July 2005, the pilot of a Piper PA-31-350 Navajo Chieftain, registered VH-OAO, submitted a visual flight rules (VFR) flight plan for a charter flight from Essendon Airport to Mount Hotham, Victoria. On board the aircraft were the pilot and two passengers. At the time, the weather conditions in the area of Mount Hotham were extreme.
Piper PA-31-350 Navajo Chieftain · 3 fatalities
Findings: • There were no indications prior to, or during the flight, of problems with any aircraft systems that may have contributed to the circumstances of the occurrence. • The pilot continued flight into forecast and known icing conditions in an aircraft not approved for flight in icing conditions. Full accident record