# NTSB CEN19WA287: Piper PA28RT, Simplon Pass, Switzerland, August 25, 2019

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Foreign investigation
- Date: August 25, 2019, 08:25 local (08:25 UTC)
- Place: Simplon Pass, Switzerland
- Coordinates: 46, 8
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.0000&lon=8.0000&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Defining event: [Enroute-cruise: Loss of control in flight](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/240)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 3 fatal
- Status: Led by another country's authority
- NTSB office: Central Region
- Lead agency: Other
- NTSB case key (mKey): 100148
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CEN19WA287
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/100148/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN19WA287

## Sequence of events

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

- [Enroute-cruise: 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

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 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: Piper PA28RT (201)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 28R-7918030
- Engines: 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.

- Pilot; injuries: fatal

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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