Plane Crash List

Piper PA-28-235 YL-MED

4 May 2012 · Tartu, Estonia · Minor injuries

Summary

On 4 May 2012 at about 20:55 local time, a Piper PA-28-235 registered YL-MED was involved in an accident near Tartu, Estonia. 3 people were on board and 3 had minor injuries. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

The record

Date
at 20:55
Classification
Accident
Location
Tartu, Estonia
Nearest airport
Tartu Ulenurme Airport (EETU)
Coordinates
58.3075, 26.6869
Aircraft
Piper PA-28-235
Registration
YL-MED
Operator
Not recorded
Operating rule
Unknown
Phase of flight
Not recorded
Aircraft damage
Destroyed
Weather
VMC
Light
Night/Dark
NTSB number
ERA12WA504

People

3 people had minor injuries.

On board Died Serious Minor Uninjured
3 0 0 3 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 May 4, 2012, about 2055 universal coordinated time, a Piper PA-28-235, Latvian registration YL-MED, was substantially damaged when it impacted a ditch, during a forced landing at night after a loss of power near Tartu Ulenurme Airport (EETU), Tartu, Estonia. The flight instructor and his two students received minor injuries. This accident investigation is under the jurisdiction of the Estonian Safety Investigation Bureau Any further information pertaining to this accident may be obtained from: Estonian Safety Investigation Bureau Harju st. 11 Talinn 15072 Estonia This report is for informational purposes and contains only information released by the Government of Estonia

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

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