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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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 Jul 2008 | Piper PA-28-235 | Parnu, Estonia | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 24 Nov 2006 | Piper PA-46-500TP | Tartu, Estonia | Effektiver Reisen Flugzeugvermietung GmbH | Serious injuries | - |
| 28 Feb 2018 | Airbus A320 | Tallinn, Estonia | - | Unknown | - |
| 10 Aug 2005 | Sikorsky S-76C+ | Tallinn, Estonia | - | Fatal | 14 |
| 17 May 2004 | Robinson R-44 | Ulenurme, Estonia | Peedu Ventsel | Fatal | 1 |