- Date
- September 6, 2016
- Place
- Skopje, Macedonia, North Macedonia
- Injuries
- 6 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Unknown
- Aircraft
- D-GLLWPiper PA34
- Defining event
- Unknown: Unknown or undetermined
- Weather
- Day
- NTSB office
- Central Region
- Lead agency
- Other
- Case key
- 94001
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Sequence of events
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Factual narrative
On September 6, 2016, about 1540 local time, a Piper PA-34-200T multi-engine airplane, serial number 34-8070170, German registry D-GLLW, was destroyed after impacting terrain while on an ILS approach to Runway 34 at Alexander the Great Airport (LWSK), Skopje, Macedonia. The six persons on-board were fatally injured. The airplane had departed from Treviso Airport (LIPH), Milan, Italy, and was destined for LWSK. The accident investigation is under the jurisdiction and control of the government of the Republic of Macedonia. This report is for information purposes only and contains only information released by or obtained from the government of the Republic of Macedonia. Further information pertaining to this accident may be obtained from: Macedonian Aircraft Accident and Incident Investigation Committee (AAIIC) st. Partizanski odredi, No. 317a/1-1 MK - 1000 Skopje Republic of Macedonia www.kinsiv.mk/
Aircraft
- Registration
- D-GLLW
- Reported as
- Piper PA34 (200T)
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 34-8070170
- Engines
- Continental TSIO-360, 215 horsepower, reciprocatingContinental TSIO-360, 215 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Fire
- Unknown
- Airworthiness certificate
- Unknown
- Equipment
- Unknown
Weather
- Conditions
- Day
- Observed at
- LWSK, 8 nm away