# NTSB CEN11WA190: Hawker Beechcraft BE 95-B55, Forcletta, Switzerland, February 11, 2011

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Foreign investigation
- Date: February 11, 2011, 10:45 local (10:45 UTC)
- Place: Forcletta, Switzerland
- Coordinates: 46.182777, 7.657222
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.1828&lon=7.6572&mi=10
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 5 fatal
- Status: Led by another country's authority
- NTSB office: Central Region
- Lead agency: Other
- Parties: Swiss BFU
- NTSB case key (mKey): 78354
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CEN11WA190
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/78354/pdf
- NTSB docket: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=78354
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN11WA190

## Probable cause

Under the jurisdiction and control of the Swiss government.

## Analysis

On February 11, 2011, at 1045 coordinated universal time, a Hawker Beechcraft, BE-95-B55, Swiss registered HB-GDS, owned and operated by the accident pilot, was destroyed when it impacted terrain under unknown circumstances near Forcletta, France. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time of the accident. The pilot and four passengers were fatally injured. The flight originated from Lausanne (LSGL),Switzerland. The Swiss investigators received reports that the Alpine scenic flight impacted a mountain ridge. The accident investigation is under the jurisdiction and control of the Swiss government. This report is for informational purposes only and contains only information released by or obtained from the Swiss government or Accident Investigation Bureau – Switzerland. Further information pertaining to this accident may be obtained from: Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau – Switzerland AAIB – Aeropole 1 Rte de Morens CH-1530 Payerne Switzerland info@bfu.admin.ch

## Factual narrative

On February 11, 2011, at 1045 coordinated universal time, a Hawker Beechcraft, BE-95-B55, Swiss registered HB-GDS, owned and operated by the accident pilot, was destroyed when it impacted terrain under unknown circumstances near Forcletta, France. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time of the accident. The pilot and four passengers were fatally injured. The flight originated from Lausanne (LSGL),Switzerland. The Swiss investigators received reports that the Alpine scenic flight impacted a mountain ridge. The accident investigation is under the jurisdiction and control of the Swiss government. This report is for informational purposes only and contains only information released by or obtained from the Swiss government or Accident Investigation Bureau – Switzerland. Further information pertaining to this accident may be obtained from: Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau – Switzerland AAIB – Aeropole 1 Rte de Morens CH-1530 Payerne Switzerland info@bfu.admin.ch

## Aircraft

- Registration: HB-GDS (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: Hawker Beechcraft BE 95-B55
- Damage: Destroyed
- Flight: Personal, Non-U.S., non-commercial
- Registered owner: Christian Roman
- Departed: LSGL, Lausanne
- Destination: LSGS, Sion
- Flight plan: Unknown

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; injuries: fatal

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day

## Docket (1 files)

The files NTSB released with the investigation on February 18, 2011, on NTSB's docket system: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=78354. 12 KB in all.

- Docket Insert - CEN11WA190 (item 1, .PDF, 12 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40343799&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Docket%20Insert%20-%20CEN11WA190-Master.PDF

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

---
OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.