CEN16WA199

NTSB accident investigation · Piper PA-28R-200 · Halden, Norway · May 17, 2016

Accident · FatalForeign investigation
Date
May 17, 2016, 16:15 local (16:15 UTC)
Place
Halden, Norway
Injuries
1 fatal
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Unknown
Aircraft
LN-AAMPiper PA-28R-200
Defining event
Unknown: Unknown or undetermined
NTSB office
Central Region
Lead agency
Other
Case key
93278

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Sequence of events

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Factual narrative

On May 17, 2016, about 1615 coordinated universal time (UTC), a Piper Aircraft, Inc. PA-28R-200 airplane, Norwegian registration LN-AAM, impacted trees and terrain, near Halden, Norway. The airplane was destroyed during impact and the pilot, the sole occupant, was a fatality in this accident. The flight departed from the Stavanger/Sola Airport, near Stavanger, Norway, and was destined for the Torsnes Airstrip, near Fredrikstad, Norway. The investigation is under the jurisdiction of the Norwegian government. This report is for information purposes only and contains only information released by or obtained from the Norwegian government. Further information pertaining to this accident may be obtained from: Accident Investigation Board of Norway P.O. Box 213 N-2001 Lillestrøm Norway Phone: + 47 63 89 63 00 Fax: + 47 63 89 63 01 Webpage: http://www.aibn.no

Aircraft

Registration
LN-AAM
Reported as
Piper PA-28R-200 (200)
Category
Airplane
Serial number
28R-7435257
Engine
Lycoming IO-360, reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed
Fire
Unknown
Registered owner
Seim
Departed
Stavanger
Destination
Fredrikstad
Flight plan
Unknown