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NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 172 · Blatten - VS, Switzerland · July 25, 2020

Accident · FatalForeign investigation
Date
July 25, 2020, 10:20 local (10:20 UTC)
Place
Blatten - VS, Switzerland
Injuries
4 fatal
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Enroute
Aircraft
HB-TLFCessna 172
Defining event
Enroute-cruise: Controlled flight into terr/obj (CFIT)
NTSB office
General Aviation Accidents
Lead agency
Other
Case key
101763

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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 CESSNA 172 airplane that occurred on July 25, 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-TLF
Reported as
Cessna 172 (R)
Category
Airplane
Serial number
172-81391
Damage
Destroyed
Fire
On-Ground
Flight
Non-U.S., non-commercial
Operator
Fluggruppe Reichenbach
Registered owner
Fluggruppe Reichenbach
Departed
LSGR
Destination
LSGR