# NTSB CEN12WA138: Piper PA-31-235, Powys, Wales, United Kingdom, United Kingdom, January 18, 2012

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Foreign investigation
- Date: January 18, 2012, 11:45 local (11:45 UTC)
- Place: Powys, Wales, United Kingdom, United Kingdom
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Defining event: [Enroute-cruise: Unknown or undetermined](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/000)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Status: Led by another country's authority
- NTSB office: Central Region
- Lead agency: Other
- NTSB case key (mKey): 82703
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CEN12WA138
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/82703/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN12WA138

## Sequence of events

The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event best describes what happened.

- [Enroute-cruise: Collision with terr/obj (non-CFIT) ](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/470); cases with it: [All aircraft, 10,189 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/470/sequence.md)
- [Enroute-cruise: Unknown or undetermined](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/000) (defining event); cases with it: [All aircraft, 1,703 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/000/sequence.md)

## Factual narrative

On January 18, 2012, about 1145 universal time (UTC), a United Kingdom registered Piper PA-31-235, G-BWHF, sustained substantial damage when it impacted terrain near Leighton Welshpool, Powys, Wales, United Kingdom. The pilot and the passenger were fatally injured. The investigation is under the jurisdiction of the government of the United Kingdom. Further information may be obtained from: Air Accidents Investigation Branch (AAIB) Farnborough House Aldershot Hampshire GU11 2HH Phone: +44 (0) 1252 510300 Fax: +44 (0) 1252 376999 This report is for informational purposes only and contains only information released by or obtained from the Air Accidents Investigation Branch of the United Kingdom.

## Aircraft

- Registration: G-BWHF (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-31-235
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 31-7612076
- Engines: Lycoming LTIO-540-F2BD reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Fire: On-Ground
- Flight: Personal, Non-U.S., non-commercial
- Flight plan: Unknown

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.

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