# NTSB CEN13WA126: Piper PA34, Saint Pierre de Bressieux, France, January 5, 2013

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Foreign investigation
- Date: January 5, 2013, 12:35 local (12:35 UTC)
- Place: Saint Pierre de Bressieux, France
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Defining event: [Maneuvering: Loss of control in flight](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/240)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 5 fatal
- Status: Led by another country's authority
- NTSB office: Central Region
- Lead agency: Other
- Parties: BEA
- NTSB case key (mKey): 85967
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CEN13WA126
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/85967/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN13WA126

## Sequence of events

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

- [Maneuvering: Loss of control in flight](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/240) (defining event); cases with it: [All aircraft, 5,002 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/240/sequence.md)

## 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 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: 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

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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