# NTSB CEN16WA268: Piper PA-32R-301, N710CC, Ajdovscina, Slovenia, July 14, 2016

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Foreign investigation
- Date: July 14, 2016, 09:00 local (09:00 UTC)
- Place: Ajdovscina, Slovenia
- Coordinates: 45.953609, 13.861944
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.9536&lon=13.8619&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: 4 fatal
- Status: Led by another country's authority
- NTSB office: Central Region
- Lead agency: Other
- NTSB case key (mKey): 93615
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CEN16WA268
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/93615/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN16WA268

## 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: [Piper PA-32R-301T, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/000/sequence.md?model=7103220), [All aircraft, 1,703 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/000/sequence.md)

## Factual narrative

The accident investigation is under the jurisdiction and control of the Republic of Slovenia. This report is for information purposes only and contains only information released by or obtained from the Republic of Slovenia. Further information pertaining to this accident may be obtained from Aircraft Accident and Incident Investigation Service, Ministry of Infrastructure, Langusova 4, 1535 Ljubijana, Slovenia.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N710CC](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N710CC-2018-09-13), registration cancelled 2018-09-13, S/N 3257358, built 2004 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-32R-301
- Registry model: [Piper PA-32R-301T](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32r-301t) (registry code 7103220) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming TIO-540 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-tio-540-series) (registry code 41569, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 3257358
- Damage: Destroyed
- Fire: On-Ground
- Flight: Non-U.S., non-commercial
- Registered owner: Kuertz Enterprise, Ltd.
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal
- Departed: LIPZ, Venice
- Destination: EDDP, Schkeuditz
- Flight plan: IFR

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; injuries: fatal

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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