PIPER AIRCRAFT CORPORATION PA-30

Rockenhausen, January 26, 2015

Event Information

DateJanuary 26, 2015
Event TypeACC
LocationRockenhausen
CountryGE
Highest InjuryFATL
NTSB NumberCEN15WA124
Event ID20150127X20247

Aircraft

MakePIPER AIRCRAFT CORPORATION
ModelPA-30
Registration #D-GHFW
OperatorNot Provided by Authority
OwnerNot provided by Authority
CategoryAIR
Aircraft DamageSUBS

Conditions

Light Condition-
Weather-

Injuries

Fatal1
Serious0
Minor0
None0
Total Injured1

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

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