# NTSB CEN16WA056: Piper PA28R, Ljubljana, Slovenia, Slovenia, December 3, 2015

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Foreign investigation
- Date: December 3, 2015, 17:50 local (17:50 UTC)
- Place: Ljubljana, Slovenia, Slovenia
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Defining event: [Approach: Controlled flight into terr/obj (CFIT)](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/120)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Led by another country's authority
- NTSB office: Central Region
- Lead agency: Other
- NTSB case key (mKey): 92410
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CEN16WA056
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/92410/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN16WA056

## Sequence of events

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

- [Approach: Controlled flight into terr/obj (CFIT)](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/120) (defining event); cases with it: [All aircraft, 1,074 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/120/sequence.md)

## Factual narrative

On December 3, 2015, a Piper PA-28R-201 airplane, OE-DYM, was destroyed after impact with terrain while on approach to the Ljubljana Airport, Slovenia. The pilot was fatally injured. This investigation is under the jurisdiction and control of the Republic of Slovenia. Any further information may be obtained from: Aircraft Accident and Incident Investigation Service Republic of Slovenia Telephone: +01 478 82 10 Facsimile: +01 478 81 41 Email: mzp.spini@gov.si Web: www.mzi.gov.si This report is for informational purposes only and contains only information released by, or obtained from, the Aircraft Accident and Incident Investigation Service Republic of Slovenia.

## Aircraft

- Registration: OE-DYM (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28R (201)
- Category: Airplane
- Damage: Destroyed
- Fire: 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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