Piper PA18 HB-ORK
19 September 2025 · Cham, Switzerland · Fatal
Summary
On 19 September 2025, a Piper PA18 registered HB-ORK was involved in an accident near Cham, Switzerland. One person was on board and one died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause has been published yet; this accident is still under investigation.
The record
- Date
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Cham, Switzerland
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Piper PA18
- Registration
- HB-ORK
- Category
- Airplane
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Non-U.S., Non-Commercial
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- NTSB number
- GAA25WA265
People
1 person died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 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.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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| 27 Aug 2024 | Piper PA18 | Defford, United Kingdom | - | Fatal | 1 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 Oct 2025 | Cirrus SF50 | Oberweningen, Switzerland | - | No injuries | - |
| 28 Jun 2025 | Airbus Helicopters AS350 | Naters, Switzerland | - | Fatal | 1 |
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| 16 Aug 2025 | Aerospool WT9 DYNAMIC LSA | Orbe, Switzerland | - | Fatal | 1 |
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