# NTSB CEN12WA262: Piper PA32R, Attalens, Fribourg, Switzerland, April 28, 2012

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Foreign investigation
- Date: April 28, 2012, 15:00 local (15:00 UTC)
- Place: Attalens, Fribourg, Switzerland
- Coordinates: 46.524444, 6.858333 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.5244&lon=6.8583&mi=10
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 6 fatal
- Status: Led by another country's authority
- NTSB office: Central Region
- Lead agency: Other
- NTSB case key (mKey): 83513
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CEN12WA262
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/83513/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN12WA262

## Sequence of events

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

- [Unknown: 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)

## Factual narrative

On April 28, 2012, about 1500 universal coordinated time, a Piper PA-32R-301 airplane, HB-PGA, impacted terrain near the village of Tatroz in Attalens, Fribourg, Switzerland. All six persons on-board were fatally injured. The airplane was destroyed. The flight had departed Lausanne (LSGN) at an unknown time and was destined for Bex (LSGB). The accident investigation is under the jurisdiction and control of the Swiss government. This report is for information purposes only and contains only information released by or obtained from the Swiss government. Further information pertaining to this accident may be obtained from: Swiss Accident Investigation Board SAIB Aéropôle 1, Route de Morens CH-1530 Payerne Switzerland info@sust.admin.ch

## Aircraft

- Registration: HB-PGA (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA32R (301)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: LYCOMING IO540 300 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Operator: Groupement de Vol a Moteur Lausanne
- Registered owner: Groupement de Vol a Moteur Lausanne
- Airworthiness certificate: Unknown
- Departed: LSGN, Lausanne
- Destination: LSGB, Bex
- 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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