- Date
- April 4, 2015
- Place
- Loch Etive, United Kingdom
- Injuries
- 2 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- G-BHXKPiper Piper PA-28-140
- Defining event
- Maneuvering: Loss of control in flight
- NTSB office
- Central Region
- Lead agency
- Other
- Case key
- 90999
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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.
Loss of control in flightAll aircraft: 5,002 casesDefining event
Factual narrative
On April 4, 2015, at an unknown time, a United Kingdom registered Piper PA-28-140 airplane, G-BHXK,impacted mountainous terrain near Lock Etive, Oban, Argyll, and Bute, United Kingdom.The two occupants were fatally injured. The investigation is under the jurisdiction of the government of the United Kingdom. Further information may be obtained from: Air Accidents Investigation Branch Farnborough House Aldershot, Hampshire GU11 2HH, United Kingdom
Aircraft
- Registration
- G-BHXK
- Reported as
- Piper Piper PA-28-140 (140)
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 28-21106
- Engine
- Lycoming O-320-E2A, 150 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Fire
- Unknown
- Flight
- Non-U.S., non-commercial
- Registered owner
- David Rous
- Flight plan
- Unknown