- Date
- November 10, 2011, 13:15 local (13:15 UTC)
- Place
- Cottens, Switzerland
- Injuries
- 1 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- HB-LOTPiper PA-31
- Defining event
- Takeoff: Collision during takeoff/land
- Weather
- Instrument (IMC) · Day
- NTSB office
- Central Region
- Lead agency
- Other
- Parties
- Swiss AAIB
- Case key
- 83286
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Probable cause
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 the Swiss Accident Investigation Board. Further information pertaining to this accident may be obtained from: Swiss Accident Investigation Board SAIB Aéropôle 1, Route de Morens CH-1530 Payerne Switzerland
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
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 the Swiss Accident Investigation Board. Further information pertaining to this accident may be obtained from: Swiss Accident Investigation Board SAIB Aéropôle 1, Route de Morens CH-1530 Payerne Switzerland
Factual narrative
On November 10, 2011, at 1315 coordinated universal time, a Piper PA-31, Swiss registered HB-LOT, owned and piloted by the accident pilot, was destroyed when it impacted terrain after takeoff near Cottens, Switzerland. Instrument meteorological conditions prevailed at the time of the accident. The pilot was fatally injured. The flight originated from Ecuvillens, Switzerland, and was en route to Geneva, Switzerland. The Swiss investigators received reports that the airplane impacted trees and then a power line after takeoff. 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 the Swiss Accident Investigation Board. Further information pertaining to this accident may be obtained from: Swiss Accident Investigation Board SAIB Aéropôle 1, Route de Morens CH-1530 Payerne Switzerland
Aircraft
- Registration
- HB-LOT
- Reported as
- Piper PA-31
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 31-7400981
- Airframe hours
- 4,991.3
- Engines
- Textron Lycoming TIO-540-A2C, reciprocatingTextron Lycoming TIO-540-A2C, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Non-U.S., non-commercial
- Departed
- Ecuvillens
- Destination
- Geneva
- Flight plan
- Unknown
Weather
- Conditions
- Instrument (IMC) · Day
- Wind
- Variable at 2 knots
- Temperature
- 48 °F, dew point 43 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.12 inHg
- Observed at
- LSZB
Docket · 1
The files NTSB released with the investigation on April 6, 2012, on NTSB’s docket system: statements, records, photos and specialists’ reports. 31 KB in all.