- Date
- September 1, 2016, 15:45 local (15:45 UTC)
- Place
- Bovec, Slovenia
- Injuries
- 3 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Unknown
- Aircraft
- S5-DESPiper PA28
- Defining event
- Unknown: Unknown or undetermined
- NTSB office
- Central Region
- Lead agency
- Other
- Case key
- 94019
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Sequence of events
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Factual narrative
On September 1, 2016, about 1545 coordinated universal time, a Piper PA-28-161, Slovenia-registration S5-DES, was destroyed when it crashed into mountainous terrain near Bovec, Slovenia. The pilot and two passengers were fatally injured. The flight originated from Bovec Airfield (LJBO), Bovec, Slovenia, and was destined for Ljubljana Airport (LJLJ), Ljubljana, Slovenia. 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 Aircraft Accident and Incident Investigation Service, Republic of Slovenia. Further information pertaining to this accident may be obtained from: Aircraft Accident and Incident Investigation Service, Ministry of Infrastructure Republic of Slovenia Langusova 4 1535 Ljubijana, Slovenia.
Aircraft
- Registration
- S5-DES
- Reported as
- Piper PA28 (161)
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 28-7816048
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Fire
- Unknown