PIPER AIRCRAFT CORPORATION PA-30
Rockenhausen, January 26, 2015
Event Information
| Date | January 26, 2015 |
| Event Type | ACC |
| Location | Rockenhausen |
| Country | GE |
| Highest Injury | FATL |
| NTSB Number | CEN15WA124 |
| Event ID | 20150127X20247 |
Aircraft
| Make | PIPER AIRCRAFT CORPORATION |
| Model | PA-30 |
| Registration # | D-GHFW |
| Operator | Not Provided by Authority |
| Owner | Not provided by Authority |
| Category | AIR |
| Aircraft Damage | SUBS |
Conditions
| Light Condition | - |
| Weather | - |
Injuries
| Fatal | 1 |
| Serious | 0 |
| Minor | 0 |
| None | 0 |
| Total Injured | 1 |
Full Narrative
On January 26, 2015, about 1032 coordinated universal time, a Piper PA-30 airplane, D-GHFW, crashed under unknown circumstances near Rockenhausen, Germany. The airplane was substantially damaged, and the pilot fatally injured. The airplane departed Annemasse Aerodrome, Annemasse, France, at an unconfirmed time, and was en route to Mainz Finthen Airport, Mainz, Germany, at the time of the incident.
The accident investigation is under the jurisdiction and control of the German Federal Bureau of Aircraft Accident Investigation (BFU). This report is for information purposes only and contains only information released by or obtained from the government of the Germany. Further information pertaining to this accident may be obtained from:
German Federal Bureau of Aircraft Accident Investigation
Bundesstelle fuer Flugunfalluntersuchung (BFU)
Hermann-Blenk Strasse 16
38108 Braunschweig
Germany
About This NTSB Record
This aviation event was investigated by the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB). NTSB investigates all U.S. civil aviation accidents to determine probable cause and issue safety recommendations to prevent future accidents.