# NTSB CEN16WA199: Piper PA-28R-200, Halden, Norway, May 17, 2016

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Foreign investigation
- Date: May 17, 2016, 16:15 local (16:15 UTC)
- Place: Halden, Norway
- Coordinates: 59.204444, 11.439722 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=59.2044&lon=11.4397&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Unknown](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/990) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Defining event: [Unknown: Unknown or undetermined](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/000)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Led by another country's authority
- NTSB office: Central Region
- Lead agency: Other
- NTSB case key (mKey): 93278
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CEN16WA199
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/93278/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN16WA199

## Sequence of events

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

- [Unknown: Unknown or undetermined](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/000) (defining event); cases with it: [All aircraft, 1,703 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/000/sequence.md)

## 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 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: Piper Aircraft, Inc. PA-28R-200 (200)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 28R-7435257
- Engines: Lycoming IO-360 reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Fire: Unknown
- Registered owner: Seim
- Departed: Stavanger
- Destination: Fredrikstad
- Flight plan: 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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