CEN17WA310

NTSB accident investigation · Piper PA28 · Berghaus Diavolezza, Switzerland · August 4, 2017

Accident · FatalForeign investigation
Date
August 4, 2017, 07:20 local (07:20 UTC)
Place
Berghaus Diavolezza, Switzerland
Injuries
3 fatal, 1 serious
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Enroute
Aircraft
HB-PERPiper PA28
Defining event
Enroute-cruise: Controlled flight into terr/obj (CFIT)
NTSB office
Central Region
Lead agency
Other
Case key
95789

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Sequence of events

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Factual narrative

On August 4, 2017, at 0720 UTC, a Piper PA-28-181, Swiss registration HB-PER, owned and operated by a private individual, impacted mountainous terrain near Berghaus Diavolezza, Switzerland. The pilot and two passengers on board were fatally injured. A third passenger received serious injuries. The airplane sustained substantial damage. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time of the accident. The foreign, non-scheduled local flight departed Samedan, Switzerland, about 0710 UTC.This investigation is under the jurisdiction of the government of Switzerland. Any further information regarding the investigation can be obtained from the Swiss Transportation Safety Investigation Board at: Swiss Transportation Safety Investigation Board Aviation Division Aeropole 1, Route de Morens, 1530 Payerne Switzerland Telephone: +41 26 662 33 33 Facsimile: +41 26 662 33 01 E-mail: info@sust.admin.ch This report is for informational purposes only and contains only information released by, or obtained from, the STSB of Switzerland.

Aircraft

Registration
HB-PER
Reported as
Piper PA28 (181)
Category
Airplane
Serial number
28-8090221
Damage
Substantial damage
Fire
Unknown
Operator
Motorfluggruppe Oberengadin
Registered owner
Motorfluggruppe Oberengadin