Piper PA32R HB-PRE
26 August 2010 · Oey, Gemeinde Saanen, Switzerland · Fatal
Summary
On 26 August 2010 at about 11:09 local time, a Piper PA32R registered HB-PRE, operated by Bodanair AG, was involved in an accident near Oey, Gemeinde Saanen, Switzerland. 3 people were on board and 3 died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 11:09
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Oey, Gemeinde Saanen, Switzerland
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Piper PA32R
- Registration
- HB-PRE
- Category
- Airplane
- Operator
- Bodanair AG
- Operating rule
- Non-U.S., Non-Commercial
- Purpose of flight
- Unknown
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Oey, Gemeinde Saanen → Zurich
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- CEN10WA508
People
3 people died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 3 | 0 | 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.
Read the full NTSB narrative
On August 26, 2010, at 1109 coordinated universal time, a Piper PA-32R-300, Swiss registered HB-PRE, owned by Swiss Aviation Services AG, and operated by Bodanair AG, was destroyed when it impacted terrain under unknown circumstances near Oey, Gemeinde Saanen, Switzerland. A post impact fire ensued. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time of the accident. The pilot and two passengers were fatally injured. The flight originated from Saanen (LSGK), and was en route to Zurich (LSZH). The Swiss investigators received statements indicating that after take-off the airplane did not gain altitude and crashed shortly thereafter. The accident investigation is under the jurisdiction and control of the Swiss government. This report is for informational purposes only and contains only information released by or obtained from the Swiss government or the Swiss Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau. Further information pertaining to this accident may be obtained from: Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau – Switzerland AAIB – Aeropole 1 Rte de Morens CH-1530 Payerne Switzerland
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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