# NTSB CEN17WA243: Piper L4, Liberecký, Czechia, June 25, 2017

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Foreign investigation
- Date: June 25, 2017, 12:00 local (12:00 UTC)
- Place: Liberecký, Czechia
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Defining event: [Initial climb: Loss of control in flight](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/240)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 2 fatal
- Status: Led by another country's authority
- NTSB office: Central Region
- Lead agency: Other
- NTSB case key (mKey): 95452
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CEN17WA243
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/95452/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN17WA243

## Sequence of events

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

- [Initial climb: 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 June 25, 2017, at 1200 Coordinated Universal Time, a Piper L4, OM-M038, impacted terrain after takeoff from Hodkovice Airport (LKHD), Liberecký, Czech Republic. The airplane was destroyed. The pilot sustained serious injuries, and the passenger sustained fatal injuries. The airplane was registered to and operated by the pilot. The flight was originating at the time of the accident and was destined to Plasy Airport, Plzenský, Czech Republic. The investigation is under the jurisdiction of the Czech Republic government. Further information may be obtained from: Air Accidents Investigation Institute (AAII) Beranových 130 Prague, Czech Republic 19900 Phone: +420 266199231 Fax: +420 266199234 E-mail: info@uzpln.cz Webpage: http://www.uzpln.cz/en/ This report is for informational purposes only and contains only information released by or obtained from the Air Accidents Investigation Institute (AAII) of the Czech Republic.

## Aircraft

- Registration: OM-M038 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER L4
- Category: Airplane
- Damage: Destroyed
- Fire: On-Ground
- Operator: Individual
- Registered owner: Individual
- Departed: LKHD, Liberecký
- Destination: LKPS, Rybnice
- Flight plan: Unknown
- Airport: LKHD, Hodkovice Airport

## Weather



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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