Piper PA34 D-GLLW
6 September 2016 · Skopje, Macedonia, Macedonia · Fatal
Summary
On 6 September 2016 at about 15:40 local time, a Piper PA34 registered D-GLLW was involved in an accident near Skopje, Macedonia, Macedonia. 6 people were on board and 6 died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 15:40
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Skopje, Macedonia, Macedonia
- Coordinates
- 41.8353, 21.6633
- Aircraft
- Piper PA34
- Registration
- D-GLLW
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- Unk
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- CEN16WA368
People
6 people died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | 6 | 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 September 6, 2016, about 1540 local time, a Piper PA-34-200T multi-engine airplane, serial number 34-8070170, German registry D-GLLW, was destroyed after impacting terrain while on an ILS approach to Runway 34 at Alexander the Great Airport (LWSK), Skopje, Macedonia. The six persons on-board were fatally injured. The airplane had departed from Treviso Airport (LIPH), Milan, Italy, and was destined for LWSK. The accident investigation is under the jurisdiction and control of the government of the Republic of Macedonia. This report is for information purposes only and contains only information released by or obtained from the government of the Republic of Macedonia. Further information pertaining to this accident may be obtained from: Macedonian Aircraft Accident and Incident Investigation Committee (AAIIC) st. Partizanski odredi, No. 317a/1-1 MK - 1000 Skopje Republic of Macedonia www.kinsiv.mk/
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 Feb 2016 | Piper PA34 | Williamsport, Pennsylvania, United States | New Century Air Service | No injuries | - |
| 4 Jun 2016 | Piper PA34 | Yurimaguas, Peru | Servicios Aereos Tarapoto | No injuries | - |
| 29 Jun 2016 | Piper PA34 | Winnsboro, South Carolina, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 1 Jan 2016 | Piper PA34 | Seletar Airport, Singapore, Singapore | - | No injuries | - |
| 19 Aug 2016 | Piper PA34 | Hollywood, Florida, United States | American Flight Training LLC | No injuries | - |
| 3 Dec 2017 | Piper PA34 | Thomasville, Georgia, United States | - | No injuries | - |
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 Apr 2019 | Cessna P210 | Solunska glava (LBSF), Macedonia | - | Fatal | 4 |
| 12 Dec 2025 | Piper PA-28-160 | Lake Mavrovo, Macedonia | - | Minor injuries | - |