- Date
- August 6, 2016, 17:00 local (17:00 UTC)
- Place
- Winchelsea, East Sussex, United Kingdom
- Injuries
- 1 fatal
- Phase of flight
- Unknown
- Aircraft
- G-CDERPiper PA28
- Defining event
- Unknown: Unknown or undetermined
- NTSB office
- Central Region
- Lead agency
- Other
- Case key
- 93817
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Sequence of events
The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event is the one that best describes the accident. Under each, the cases with the same event anywhere in their sequence.
Factual narrative
On August 6, 2016, a Piper PA-28-161 airplane, G-CDER, sank after ditching near Winchelsea, East Sussex. The pilot was fatally injured. This investigation is under the jurisdiction and control of the government of the United Kingdom. Any further information may be obtained from: Air Accidents Investigation Branch (AAIB) Telephone: +44 0 1252 51300 Facsimile: +44 0 1252 376699 Email: investigations@aaib.gov.uk This report is for informational purposes only and contains only information released by, or obtained from, the Air Accidents Investigation Branch.
Aircraft
- Registration
- G-CDER
- Reported as
- Piper PA28 (161)
- Category
- Airplane
- Fire
- Unknown