CEN20WA237

NTSB accident investigation · Piper PA34 · Reinsfeld, Germany · June 17, 2020

Accident · FatalForeign investigation
Date
June 17, 2020, 11:17 local (11:17 UTC)
Place
Reinsfeld, Germany
Injuries
1 fatal
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Enroute
Aircraft
D-GEMZPiper PA34
Defining event
Enroute: Aircraft structural failure
NTSB office
Central Region
Lead agency
Other
Parties
Federal Aviation Administration
Case key
101464

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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.

Factual narrative

The government of Germany has notified the NTSB of an accident involving a Piper PA-34 220T airplane, German registration D-GEMZ, that occurred on June 17, 2020. The NTSB has appointed a U.S. Accredited Representative to assist the government of Germany's investigation under the provisions of ICAO Annex 13.All investigative information will be released by the government of Germany.

Aircraft

Registration
D-GEMZ
Reported as
Piper PA34 (220T)
Category
Airplane
Damage
Destroyed
Flight
Non-U.S., non-commercial
Airworthiness certificate
Standard, Normal