# NTSB ERA18WA274: Piper PA28, Nafpaktos, Greece, April 21, 2018

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Foreign investigation
- Date: April 21, 2018, 13:10 local (13:10 UTC)
- Place: Nafpaktos, Greece
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Defining event: [Enroute: Loss of engine power (total)](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/341)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 2 fatal
- Status: Led by another country's authority
- NTSB office: Eastern Region Aviation
- Lead agency: Other
- NTSB case key (mKey): 101840
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ERA18WA274
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/101840/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA18WA274

## Sequence of events

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

- [Enroute: Loss of engine power (total)](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/341) (defining event); cases with it: [All aircraft, 3,820 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/341/sequence.md)

## Factual narrative

The government of Greece has notified the NTSB of an accident involving a PIPER PA28 airplane that occurred on April 21, 2018. The NTSB has appointed a U.S. Accredited Representative to assist the government of Greece's investigation under the provisions of ICAO Annex 13.All investigative information will be released by the government of Greece.

## Aircraft

- Registration: SX-SEX (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28 (140)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 28-7425044
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Non-U.S., non-commercial
- Operator: Araxos Aero Club
- Registered owner: Araxos Aero Club

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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