# NTSB GAA20WA106: REims F152, Buttwil, Switzerland, January 7, 2020

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Foreign investigation
- Date: January 7, 2020, 14:15 local (14:15 UTC)
- Place: Buttwil, Switzerland
- Coordinates: 47.259723, 8.288888
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.2597&lon=8.2889&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Defining event: [Enroute-climb to cruise: Loss of control in flight](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/240)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Led by another country's authority
- NTSB office: General Aviation Accidents
- Lead agency: Other
- NTSB case key (mKey): 100811
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=GAA20WA106
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/100811/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA20WA106

## Sequence of events

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

- [Enroute-climb to 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 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 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: 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

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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