# NTSB CEN15WA368: Piper PA-32R-300, Varberg, Sweden, July 15, 2015

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Foreign investigation
- Date: July 15, 2015, 14:02 local (14:02 UTC)
- Place: Varberg, Sweden
- Coordinates: 57.125, 12.22861 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=57.1250&lon=12.2286&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Defining event: [Takeoff: Loss of control in flight](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/240)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor, 5 uninjured
- Status: Led by another country's authority
- NTSB office: Central Region
- Lead agency: Other
- NTSB case key (mKey): 91825
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CEN15WA368
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/91825/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN15WA368

## Sequence of events

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

- [Takeoff: 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 July 15, 2015, at 1402 coordinated universal time, a Piper PA-32R-300 airplane, Swedish registration SE-MCB, operated by a private individual, collided with the terrain following a loss of lift on takeoff from the Varberg Airport (ESGV), Varberg, Sweden. The pilot and four passengers were not injured. One passenger received minor injuries and the airplane was destroyed. The airplane was departing from ESGV at the time of the accident and the planned destination was the Anholt Airport (EKAT), Denmark. The accident investigation is under the jurisdiction and control of the Swedish government. This report is for informational purposes only and contains only information released by or obtained from the Swedish government. Further information pertaining to this accident may be obtained from: Swedish Accident Investigation Board P.O. Box 12538 SE-102 29 Stockholm Sweden +46 8 508 862 00 www.havkom.se

## Aircraft

- Registration: SE-MCB (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-32R-300
- Category: Airplane
- Damage: Destroyed

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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