# Accident 20170615009389A: Gefa-Flug Gmbh AS-105 GD 4, Erin, WI, June 15, 2017

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 15, 2017, 11:15 local time
- Place: Erin, WI
- Airport: Erin Aero
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.2447° N, 88.3723° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at ERIN AERO (WN75), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.2447&lon=-88.3723&mi=10
- Aircraft: G-SUNA (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: GEFA-FLUG GMBH AS-105 GD 4
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 634 total, 316 in this make and model
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20170615009389A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

ON JUNE 15, 2017 AT APPROXIMATELY 11:15 AM A FOREIGN REGISTERED AIRSHIP TAIL NUMBER G-SUNA CRASHED AND BURNED WITH ONE PERSON ON BOARD WHILE ATTEMPTING A LANDING IN ERIN, WISCONSIN.  THE CRASH WAS A RESULT OF A RUPTURE IN THE ENVELOPE AND THE RAPID LOSS OF HOT AIR REQUIRED TO SUSTAIN THE AIRSHIP ALOFT. AS A RESULT OF THE CRASH AND FIRE THE AIRSHIP WAS COMPLETELY DESTROYED. THE SINGLE PILOT ON BOARD SURVIVED WITH BACK INJURIES AND SEVERE BURNS TO OVER 40 PERCENT OF HIS BODY.  THE AIRSHIP WAS IN THE AREA TO PROVIDE AERIAL ADVERTISING DURING THE US OPEN GOLF CHAMPIONSHIP AND WAS BEING OPERATED UNDER CFR PART 91, VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL FLIGHT CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT.

## NTSB investigation

None matched to this report by aircraft and date. Search the NTSB's own records: https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-main-public/basic-search

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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