Avions Robin DR400 HB-EQD
20 May 2023 · Les Ponts-de-Martel, Switzerland · Fatal
Summary
On 20 May 2023 at about 08:31 local time, a Avions Robin DR400 registered HB-EQD, operated by Aéro-Club des Montagnes Neuchâteloises, was involved in an accident near Les Ponts-de-Martel, Switzerland. 3 people were on board and 3 died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause has been published yet; this accident is still under investigation.
The record
- Date
- at 08:31
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Les Ponts-de-Martel, Switzerland
- Nearest airport
- Aéroport Les Eplatures (LSGC)
- Coordinates
- 46.9863, 6.6852
- Aircraft
- Avions Robin DR400
- Registration
- HB-EQD
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Aéro-Club des Montagnes Neuchâteloises
- Operating rule
- Non-U.S., Non-Commercial
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- La Chaux-de-Fonds → Unknown
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- NTSB number
- GAA23WA153
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. The investigation is still open; a final report usually follows one to two years after the accident.
Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.
Other Avions Robin DR400 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 Jul 2025 | Avions Robin DR400 | Wald im Pinzgau, Austria | Ikarus Luftsportclub Schleißheim e.V. | Fatal | 4 |
| 21 May 2015 | Avions Robin DR400 | Arras, France | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 11 Jan 2011 | Avions Robin DR400 | Guidonia Montecelio, Italy | Aero Club Roma | Fatal | 1 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 Nov 2023 | Airbus A320 | Geneva, Switzerland | EasyJet | Unknown | - |
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| 3 Sep 2022 | Boeing 737 | Zurich, Switzerland | - | No injuries | - |
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