Pilot Debrief

PIPER PA28 near Petit Bourg — 2017-02-20

Investigation ongoingCEN17WA213
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Date
2017-02-20
Location
Petit Bourg, GP
Aircraft
PIPER PA28
Registration
F-OGPJ
Category
Airplane
Highest injury
Fatal
Fatalities
1

Probable cause

Investigated by a foreign authority; NTSB does not determine probable cause.

NTSB narrative

On February 20, 2017, about 1225 UTC, a Piper PA-28-161, French registration F-OGPJ, owned and operated by Aeroclub Les Ailes Guadeloupeenes, collided with a house while conducting low altitude cruise flight near Petit Bourg, Guadeloupe, French Antilles. The pilot was fatally injured and the airplane was destroyed. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed for the local flight that originated at Pointe-a-Pitre Le Raizet Airport, Grande-Terre, Guadeloupe.This investigation is under the jurisdiction and control of the French government. Any further information may be obtained from: Bureau d'Enquetes et d'Analyses pour la Securite de l'Aviation Civile Zone Sud – Batiment 153 200 rue de Paris Aeroport du Borget F-93352 Le Bourget Cedex France Telephone: +33 1 49 92 72 00 Facsimile: +33 1 49 92 72 03 web: www.bea.aero This report is for informational purposes only and contains only information released by, or obtained from the Bureau d'Enquetes et d'Analyses of France.

NTSB coding

  • Controlled flight into terr/obj (CFIT) · Enroute-cruise

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