- Date
- October 2, 2009, 18:00 local (18:00 UTC)
- Place
- Sulzberg, Germany
- Injuries
- 1 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Aircraft
- D-EDVGCessna F172N
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- NTSB office
- Central Region
- Lead agency
- Other
- Parties
- German BFU - IIC
- Case key
- 74850
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Probable cause
Under the jurisdiction and control of the German government.
Findings · 1
NTSB’s coded findings. Those marked are part of the probable cause; the rest are factors or other findings. Under each, the cases with the same finding.
Sequence of events
The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event is the one that best describes the accident. Under each, the cases with the same event anywhere in their sequence.
Analysis
On October 2, 2009, at 1800 coordinated universal time, a Cessna F172N, German registered D-EDVG, was destroyed when it impacted terrain under unknown circumstances near Sulzberg, Germany. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time of the accident. The pilot was fatally injured. The flight originated from St. Johann, Austria, and was en route to Michelstadt, Germany. The German investigators reported that the airplane was destroyed when it impacted forested terrain under unknown circumstances. The accident investigation is under the jurisdiction and control of the German government. This report is for informational purposes only and contains only information released by or obtained from the German government or German Federal Bureau of Aircraft Accident Investigation. Further information pertaining to this accident may be obtained from: German Federal Bureau of Aircraft Accidents Investigation Bundesstelle fuer Flugunfalluntersuchung (BFU) Hermann-Blenk Strasse 16 38108 Braunschweig Germany
Factual narrative
On October 2, 2009, at 1800 coordinated universal time, a Cessna F172N, German registered D-EDVG, was destroyed when it impacted terrain under unknown circumstances near Sulzberg, Germany. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time of the accident. The pilot was fatally injured. The flight originated from St. Johann, Austria, and was en route to Michelstadt, Germany. The German investigators reported that the airplane was destroyed when it impacted forested terrain under unknown circumstances. The accident investigation is under the jurisdiction and control of the German government. This report is for informational purposes only and contains only information released by or obtained from the German government or German Federal Bureau of Aircraft Accident Investigation. Further information pertaining to this accident may be obtained from: German Federal Bureau of Aircraft Accidents Investigation Bundesstelle fuer Flugunfalluntersuchung (BFU) Hermann-Blenk Strasse 16 38108 Braunschweig Germany
Aircraft
- Registration
- D-EDVG
- Reported as
- Cessna F172N
- Category
- Airplane
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Personal · Non-U.S., non-commercial
- Departed
- St Johann
- Destination
- Michelstadt
- Flight plan
- Unknown
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Injuries
- Fatal
- Medical
- Unknown, Unknown
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 280° at 7 knots
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 59 °F, dew point 43 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.01 inHg
- Observed at
- EDDM
Docket · 1
The files NTSB released with the investigation on October 14, 2009, on NTSB’s docket system: statements, records, photos and specialists’ reports. 11 KB in all.