Piper PA-28-140 G-BBEF
14 October 2011 · Petit-Beauregard, Switzerland · Fatal
Summary
On 14 October 2011 at about 10:57 local time, a Piper PA-28-140 registered G-BBEF, operated by Flybpl.com, was involved in an accident near Petit-Beauregard, Switzerland. 2 people were on board and 2 died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 10:57
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Petit-Beauregard, Switzerland
- Coordinates
- 46.8761, 6.5847
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-28-140
- Registration
- G-BBEF
- Category
- Airplane
- Operator
- Flybpl.com
- Operating rule
- Non-U.S., Non-Commercial
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- NTSB number
- CEN12WA686
People
2 people died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 2 | 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 October 14, 2011, at 0857 universal coordinated time, a Piper PA-28-140 airplane, G-BBEF, impacted terrain near Petit-Beauregard, Fontaines-sur-Grandson, Switzerland. The pilot and passenger were both fatally injured. The airplane was destroyed. The airplane was owned and operated by Flybpl.com, Garstang, United Kingdom, as a personal flight. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed for the flight, which operated with a visual flight rules flight plan. The flight originated from Neuchâtel airport (LSGN), Switzerland, and was destined for the Amiens airport (LFAY), France. The accident investigation is under the jurisdiction and control of the government of Switzerland. This report is for information purposes only and contains only information released by or obtained from the government of Switzerland. 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 [email protected]
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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