# NTSB CEN12WA067: Piper PA28, Alderney, United Kingdom, November 12, 2011

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Foreign investigation
- Date: November 12, 2011, 15:40 local (15:40 UTC)
- Place: Alderney, United Kingdom
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal, 1 uninjured
- Status: Led by another country's authority
- NTSB office: Central Region
- Lead agency: Other
- Parties: UK Air Accidents Investigation Branch
- NTSB case key (mKey): 82326
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CEN12WA067
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/82326/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN12WA067

## Factual narrative

On November 12, 2011, about 1540 universal coordinated time (UTC), G-BXRG, a United Kingdom registered Piper PA-28-181, owned by Alderney Flying Training LTD, sustained presumed substantial damage when the airplane ditched and sunk in the English Channel about 25 miles west of Alderney, United Kingdom. The uninjured passenger was rescued. The pilot is missing and presumed fatally injured. Unknown meteorological conditions prevailed at the time of the accident. The flight originated from the Lee-on-Solent Airport, near Lee-on-Solent, United Kingdom, and was destined for the Alderney Airport, Alderney, United Kingdom. The investigation is under the jurisdiction of the United Kingdom Government. This report is for informational purposes only and contains only information released by or obtained from the Air Accident Investigation Branch (AAIB). Further information may be obtained from: Department for Transport Air Accident Investigation Branch (AAIB) Farnborough House Berkshire Copse Road Aldershot, Hampshire GU11 2HH, United Kingdom Phone: +44 (0) 1252 510300 Fax: +44 (0) 1252 376999 E-mail: investigations@aaib.gov.uk Webpage: http://www.aaib.gov.uk

## Aircraft

- Registration: G-BXRG (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28 (181)
- Serial number: 28-7990036
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Non-U.S., non-commercial
- Registered owner: Alderney Flying Training LTD
- Departed: EGHF, Lee-on-Solent
- Destination: EGJA, Alderney
- Flight plan: Unknown

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