- Date
- January 5, 2013, 12:35 local (12:35 UTC)
- Place
- Saint Pierre de Bressieux, France
- Injuries
- 5 fatal
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- CN-DAYPiper PA34
- Defining event
- Maneuvering: Loss of control in flight
- NTSB office
- Central Region
- Lead agency
- Other
- Parties
- BEA
- Case key
- 85967
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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 January 5, 2013, at 1235 coordinated universal time, a Piper PA-34-200T airplane, Morocco registration, CN-DAY, crashed in mountainous terrain near Saint Pierre de Bressieux, France. The pilot and four passengers were fatally injured. 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. Further information pertaining to this accident may be obtained from: Bureau d’Enquetes et d’Analyses pour la Securite de l'Aviation Civile Zone Sud – Batiment 153 200 rue de Paris Aeroport du Borget F-93352 Le Bourget Cedex France Telephone: +33 1 49 92 72 00 Facsimile: +33 1 49 92 72 03 web: www.bea.aero
Aircraft
- Registration
- CN-DAY
- Reported as
- Piper PA34 (200T)
- Category
- Airplane
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Non-U.S., non-commercial
- Operator
- On File
- Registered owner
- On File
- Airworthiness certificate
- Unknown
- Departed
- LFLS · Grenoble
- Destination
- LERS · Reus
- Flight plan
- Unknown