Plane Crash List

Piper PA-28-181 HB-PGC

16 September 2007 · Airolo, Switzerland · Fatal

Summary

On 16 September 2007 at about 17:00 local time, a Piper PA-28-181 registered HB-PGC, operated by Motorfluggruppe, was involved in an accident near Airolo, Switzerland. 4 people were on board and 2 died, 2 were seriously injured. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

The record

Date
at 17:00
Classification
Accident
Location
Airolo, Switzerland
Coordinates
46.5333, 8.7333
Aircraft
Piper PA-28-181
Registration
HB-PGC
Category
Airplane
Operator
Motorfluggruppe
Operating rule
Non-U.S., Non-Commercial
Purpose of flight
Personal
Phase of flight
Not recorded
Route
Firenze → Zurich
Aircraft damage
Destroyed
Weather
IMC
NTSB number
DEN07WA164

People

2 people died.

On board Died Serious Minor Uninjured
4 2 2 0 0

Probable cause

The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.

Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.

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