Piper PA46 N403HP

Summary

On 14 December 2008 at about 12:04 local time, a Piper PA46 registered N403HP, operated by Gery Van Oortmarssen, was involved in an accident near Baden, Austria. 2 people were on board and 2 died. The aircraft was destroyed. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

14 December 2008 at 12:04

Classification

Accident

Location

Baden, Austria

Nearest airport

Voslau Aerodrome (LOAV)

Coordinates

48.0067, 16.1367

Aircraft

Piper PA46

Registration

N403HP

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Gery Van Oortmarssen

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Sussex → Baden

Aircraft damage

Destroyed

Weather

IMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

CEN09WA091

2 people died.

This investigation is under the jurisdiction and control of the Austrian government. Any further information may be obtained from: Federal Office of Transport Accident investigation Branch, Department Aviation Postfach 207, 1000 Wien Lohnergasse 9, 1210 Wien Austria This report is for informational purposes only and contains only information released by, or obtained from, the AIB of Austria.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

A U. S. registered Piper PA-46T crashed in a wooded area during a visual approach into the Voslau Aerodrome (LOAV), Baden, Austria. The pilot and passenger on board were killed and the airplane was destroyed. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time of the accident. The pilot had cancelled his Intrument Flight Rules clearance prior to entering the pattern at LOAV. The airplane was on an instrument flight rules flight plan from Shoreham-by-Sea Airport, Sussex, England, United Kingdom, to LOAV. According to the Austrian Accident Investigation Branch, the pilot cancelled his IFR clearance and descended on to a downwind leg for runway 31. LOAV advised the pilot they were landing runway 13. The pilot made a left turn inbound toward LOAV in an area of high terrain west of the airport (elevation 2,880 feet msl). The airplane was at 2,600 feet msl. LOAV advised the pilot to avoid this area as the pilot reported his position as 5 miles east of LOAV. During a right turn from downwind to final for runway 13, the airplane collided with the terrain. This investigation is under the jurisdiction and control of the Austrian government. Any further information may be obtained from: Federal Office of Transport Accident investigation Branch, Department Aviation Postfach 207, 1000 Wien Lohnergasse 9, 1210 Wien Austria This report is for informational purposes only and contains only information released by, or obtained from, the AIB of Austria.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.