- Date
- March 6, 2013, 19:20 local (19:20 UTC)
- Place
- Persan, France
- Injuries
- 1 fatal
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- F-GHPNPiper PA28 - 161
- Defining event
- Approach-VFR pattern final: Controlled flight into terr/obj (CFIT)
- NTSB office
- Central Region
- Lead agency
- Other
- Case key
- 88355
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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 March 6, 2013, about 1920 universal coordinated time, a Piper PA28-161 airplane, F-GHPN, impacted terrain during final approach to land on runway 10, at the Persan-Beaumont Airport (LFPA), near Persan, France. The pilot was fatally injured. This investigation is under the jurisdiction of the government of France. Any further information regarding the investigation can be obtained from the Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau of France, at: Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau Bureau d’Enquêtes et d’Analyses Zone Sud 200 rue de Paris Aêroport du Bourget 93350 Le Bourget Cedex France This report is for informational purposes only and contains only information released by, or obtained from, the AAIB of France
Aircraft
- Registration
- F-GHPN
- Reported as
- Piper PA28 - 161 (161)
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 2841252
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Operator
- Aero Club Paris Nord
- Registered owner
- Aero Club Paris Nord
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Departed
- LFPA · Persan
- Destination
- LFPA · Persan
- Airport
- LFPA · Persan-Beaumont Airport, runway 10