# NTSB CEN17WA051: Piper PA-34-200T, Alsace, France, December 7, 2016

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Foreign investigation
- Date: December 7, 2016, 16:44 local (16:44 UTC)
- Place: Alsace, France
- Coordinates: 47.594444, 7.070833
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.5944&lon=7.0708&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Defining event: [Approach-IFR missed approach: Loss of control in flight](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/240)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Led by another country's authority
- NTSB office: Central Region
- Lead agency: Other
- NTSB case key (mKey): 94475
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CEN17WA051
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/94475/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN17WA051

## Sequence of events

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

- [Approach-IFR missed approach: Loss of control in flight](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/240) (defining event); cases with it: [All aircraft, 5,002 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/240/sequence.md)

## Factual narrative

On December 7, 2016, at 1644 coordinated universal time, a Piper PA-34-200T airplane, Switzerland registration HB-LSD, was destroyed when it collided with the terrain near Alsace, France. The pilot was fatally injured. The airplane departed the Nurnberg Airport (EDDN), near Bayern, Germany at an unconfirmed time and was destined for the Bale-Mulhouse Airport (LFSB), Alsace, France, when the accident occurred. This investigation is under the jurisdiction and control of the French government. Any further information may be obtained from: Bureau d'Enquetes et d'Analyses pour la securite de l'aviation civile Zone Sud - Batiment 153 200 rue de Paris Aeroport du Bourget 93352 Le Bourget Cedex France Tel: +33 1 49 92 72 00 Fax: +33 1 49 92 72 03 www.bea.aero This report is for informational purposes only and contains only information released by, or obtained from, the BEA of France.

## Aircraft

- Registration: HB-LSD (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-34-200T (200T)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 34-7970098
- Year built: 1979
- Engines: Continental TSIO-360 200 horsepower reciprocating; Continental LTSIO-360 200 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Fire: Unknown
- Departed: EDDN, Bayern
- Destination: LFSB, Mulhouse
- Flight plan: IFR
- Airport: LFSB, Bale-Mulhouse Airport

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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