- Date
- September 26, 2015, 11:38 local (11:38 UTC)
- Place
- Sandstedt, Germany
- Injuries
- 4 fatal
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- D-EBVMPiper PA28D-EGJAReims F172
- Defining events
- Enroute: Midair collisionEnroute: Midair collision
- NTSB office
- Central Region
- Case key
- 92067
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Piper PA28
Reims F172
Factual narrative
On September 26, 2015, at 1138 universal coordinated time, a Piper PA-28, German registration D-EBVM and a Reims F172, German registration D-EGJA, collided over Sandstedt, Germany. The pilot on board the PA-28 was fatally injured. The pilot and two passengers on board the F172 were also fatally injured. Both airplanes were destroyed. The accident investigation is under the jurisdiction and control of the German government. This report is for information purposes only and contains only information released by or obtained from the German government. Further information pertaining to this accident may be obtained from: German Federal Bureau of Aircraft Accident Investigation Bundesstelle fuer Flugunfalluntersuchung (BFU) Hermann-Blenk Strasse 16 38108 Braunschweig Germany Tel: (int.) +49 531 3548 - 0 Fax:(int.) +49 531 3548 - 246 e-mail: box@bfu-web.de www.bfu-web.de
Aircraft · 2
- Registration
- D-EBVM
- Reported as
- Piper PA28
- Category
- Airplane
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Fire
- Unknown
- Registration
- D-EGJA
- Reported as
- Reims F172
- Category
- Airplane
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Fire
- Unknown