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NTSB accident investigation · Piper PA28 · Chatel-St-Denis, Switzerland · January 22, 2020

Accident · FatalForeign investigation
Date
January 22, 2020, 19:03 local (19:03 UTC)
Place
Chatel-St-Denis, Switzerland
Injuries
2 fatal
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Enroute
Aircraft
HB-PMHPiper PA28
Defining event
Enroute: Loss of control in flight
NTSB office
General Aviation Accidents
Lead agency
Other
Case key
100872

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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 Switzerland has notified the NTSB of an accident involving a PIPER PA28 airplane that occurred on January 22, 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-PMH
Reported as
Piper PA28 (181)
Category
Airplane
Serial number
2890112
Damage
Substantial damage
Fire
Unknown
Flight
Non-U.S., non-commercial
Operator
Air-Fribourg Services SA
Departed
LSGE · Ecuvillens
Destination
LSGE · Ecuvillens