Piper PA-28-235 SE-KUY

Summary

On 9 July 2008 at about 12:19 local time, a Piper PA-28-235 registered SE-KUY was involved in an accident near Parnu, Estonia. One person was on board and one died. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

9 July 2008 at 12:19

Classification

Accident

Location

Parnu, Estonia

Coordinates

58.4139, 24.4719

Aircraft

Piper PA-28-235

Registration

SE-KUY

Category

Airplane

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Non-U.S., Non-Commercial

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Liepaja → Parnu

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

NTSB number

NYC08WA243

1 person died.

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.

Read the full NTSB narrative

On July 9, 2008, at 1219 universal time coordinated, a Piper PA-28-235, Swedish registration SE-KUY, was substantially damaged when it impacted terrain during approach to Parnu Airport (EEPU), Parnu, Estonia. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time. The airplane received substantial damage and the pilot was fatally injured. The flight originated from Liepaja, Latvia at an unknown time. According to the Estonian Ministry of Economic Affairs and Communications, while the airplane was on approach to the airport, at an altitude of 150 feet, it turned steeply to the right and climbed, before impacting trees. This investigation is under jurisdiction of the Government of Estonia. For further information contact: Estonian Ministry of Economic Affairs and Communications Emergency Management Department Harju 11, 15072 Tallinn Estonia Tel: +372 5035511 Fax: +372 6313660 www.mkm.ee This report is for informational purposes only and contains information released by the Government of Estonia.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.