- Date
- August 25, 2019, 08:25 local (08:25 UTC)
- Place
- Simplon Pass, Switzerland
- Injuries
- 3 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- G-BVDHPiper PA28RT
- Defining event
- Enroute-cruise: Loss of control in flight
- NTSB office
- Central Region
- Lead agency
- Other
- Case key
- 100148
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Sequence of events
The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event is the one that best describes the accident. Under each, the cases with the same event anywhere in their sequence.
Loss of control in flightAll aircraft: 5,002 casesDefining event
Factual narrative
The government of Switzerland has notified the NTSB of an accident involving a Piper PA28RT airplane that occurred on August 25, 2019. The NTSB has appointed a U.S. Accredited Representative to assist the government of Switzerland's investigation under the provisions of ICAO Annex 13.All investigative information will be released by the government of Switzerland.
Aircraft
- Registration
- G-BVDH
- Reported as
- Piper PA28RT (201)
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 28R-7918030
- Engine
- Lycoming IO-360-C1C6, 200 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Fire
- On-Ground
- Flight
- Personal · Non-U.S., non-commercial
- Airworthiness certificate
- Unknown
- Departed
- LSGL · Lausanne la Blé
- Destination
- LIRZ · Perugia
- Equipment
- Unknown
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Injuries
- Fatal