Cessna 172H SE-GUP
1 June 2009 · Uddevalla, Sweden · Fatal
Summary
On 1 June 2009 at about 15:50 local time, a Cessna 172H registered SE-GUP was involved in an accident near Uddevalla, Sweden. One person was on board and one died. The aircraft was destroyed. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.
The record
- Date
- at 15:50
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Uddevalla, Sweden
- Nearest airport
- Uddevalla Rorkarr Flygplats (ESGU)
- Coordinates
- 58.3678, 11.7753
- Aircraft
- Cessna 172H
- Registration
- SE-GUP
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Non-U.S., Non-Commercial
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Uddevalla → Unknown
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- CEN09WA333
People
1 person died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Probable cause
Under the jurisdiction and control of the Swedish government.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
On June 1, 2009, at 1550 coordinated universal time (1750 central European Summer Time), a Cessna 172H, Swedish registered SE-GUP, owned by the Uddevalla Flygklubb (Flying Club) and piloted by the accident pilot, was destroyed when it impacted terrain under unknown circumstances at Uddevalla Rorkarr Airport (ESGU), Uddevalla, Sweden. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time of the accident. The pilot was fatally injured. The flight originated from ESGU. The Swedish investigators reported that the pilot was performing aerial survey in search of a wounded deer. Witnesses reported that the airplane stalled at a low altitude and impacted a creek. The accident investigation is under the jurisdiction and control of the Swedish government. This report is for informational purposes only and contains only information released by or obtained from the Swedish government. Further information pertaining to this accident may be obtained from: Swedish Accident Investigation Board P.O. Box 12538 SE-102 29 Stockholm Sweden
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 Apr 2009 | Cessna 172P | Livermore, California, United States | Wollard Aviation Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 22 Apr 2009 | Cessna 172E | Tucson, Arizona, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 13 Apr 2009 | Cessna 172 | York, Pennsylvania, United States | Av-Ed Flight School | No injuries | - |
| 26 Feb 2009 | Cessna 172N | Broomfield, Colorado, United States | Alliance Flight Training, LLC | No injuries | - |
| 25 Feb 2009 | Cessna 172N | Johnson County Exec Airport, Kansas, United States | Registration Pending | No injuries | - |
| 16 Jul 2009 | Cessna 172M | Thermopolis, Wyoming, United States | Round Top Flyers LLC | Serious injuries | - |
All 12,209 records for this type
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