- Date
- October 28, 2011, 19:30 local (19:30 UTC)
- Place
- Toulouse, France
- Injuries
- 3 fatal, 1 serious
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Aircraft
- OE-FKGPiper PA-31T
- NTSB office
- Central Region
- Lead agency
- Other
- Parties
- BEA
- Case key
- 82216
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Probable cause
Under the jurisdiction and control of the French 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.
Factual narrative
On October 28, 2011, at 1930 coordinated universal time, a Piper PA-31T, Austrian-registered OE-FKG, impacted terrain under unknown circumstances near Toulouse Blagnac Airport (LFBO), Toulouse, France. Instrument meteorological conditions prevailed at the time of the accident. The pilot and two passengers were fatally injured; one passenger sustained serious injuries. The flight originated from Kassel, Germany. The French investigators received reports that the pilot reported a problem while flying the instrument landing system approach to runway 14R. The airplane impacted the ground and a postimpact fire ensued. The accident investigation is under the jurisdiction and control of the French government. This report is for informational purposes only and contains only information released by or obtained from the French government or Bureau d’Enquêtes et d’Analyses. Further information pertaining to this accident may be obtained from: Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau Bureau d’Enquêtes et d’Analyses Zone Sud 200 rue de Paris Aêroport du Bourget 93350 Le Bourget Cedex France
Aircraft
- Registration
- OE-FKG
- Reported as
- Piper PA-31T
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A, turbo propPratt & Whitney Canada PT6A, turbo prop
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Fire
- On-Ground
- Flight
- Personal · Non-U.S., non-commercial
- Departed
- EDVK · Kassel
- Destination
- LFBO · Toulouse
- Flight plan
- Unknown
- Airport
- LFBO · Toulouse Blagnac
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Medical
- Unknown
Weather
- Wind
- 120° at 1 knots
- Visibility
- 5 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 2,000 ft broken
- Temperature
- 57 °F, dew point 55 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.20 inHg
- Observed at
- LFBO