# NTSB NYC01WA162: Piper PA-28-161, Yverdon, Switzerland, June 22, 2001

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Foreign investigation
- Date: June 22, 2001, 15:50 local (15:50 UTC)
- Place: Yverdon, Switzerland
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 4 fatal, 1 serious
- Status: Led by another country's authority
- Lead agency: Other
- NTSB case key (mKey): 52615
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC01WA162
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/52615/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC01WA162

## Aircraft 1

- Registration: HB-PKL (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: Piper PA-28-161
- Category: Airplane
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Non-U.S., non-commercial
- Departed: LSGL, Lausanne
- Destination: LSGY, Yverdon
- Flight plan: Unknown

## Aircraft 2

- Registration: HB-1013 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: Schleicher ASW-15
- Category: Glider
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Personal, Non-U.S., non-commercial
- Departed: LSGY, Yverdon
- Flight plan: Unknown

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC)

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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