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NTSB accident investigation · REims F152 · Buttwil, Switzerland · January 7, 2020

Accident · FatalForeign investigation
Date
January 7, 2020, 14:15 local (14:15 UTC)
Place
Buttwil, Switzerland
Injuries
1 fatal
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Enroute
Aircraft
HB-CCNREims F152
Defining event
Enroute-climb to cruise: Loss of control in flight
NTSB office
General Aviation Accidents
Lead agency
Other
Case key
100811

From the NTSB’s public API. By law, NTSB reports can’t be used as evidence in lawsuits over the accident.

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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 flightEnroute-climb to cruiseAll aircraft: 5,002 casesDefining event

Factual narrative

The government of Switzerland has notified the NTSB of an accident involving a Reims F152 airplane that occurred on January 07, 2020. 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
HB-CCN
Reported as
REims F152
Category
Airplane
Serial number
1621
Damage
Destroyed
Fire
On-Ground
Flight
Non-U.S., non-commercial
Operator
Flugschule Eicherberger AG-Switzerland
Registered owner
Flugschule Eicherberger AG-Switzerland
Departed
LSZU
Destination
LSZU