Pilot Debrief

PIPER PA-42-720 near Konigstein — 2009-01-19

Final reportCEN09WA138
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Date
2009-01-19
Location
Konigstein, DE
Aircraft
PIPER PA-42-720
Registration
DIDIA
Category
Airplane
Highest injury
Fatal
Fatalities
1

Probable cause

This is under the jurisdiction and control of the German Government.

NTSB narrative

On January 19, 2009, at 1140 coordinated universal time (1240 central European Time), a Piper Aircraft Corporation PA-42-720, German registered D-IDIA, owned by HELI Flight Flugschule Flugbetrieb GmbH, was destroyed when it impacted terrain under unknown circumstances near Konigstein, Hessen, Germany. Instrument meteorological conditions prevailed at the time of the accident. The pilot was fatally injured. The flight originated from Frankfurt/Main, Germany, and was en route to Bad Nauheim, Germany. The German investigators reported that the airplane was destroyed when it flew "into terrain in bad weather." The accident investigation is under the jurisdiction and control of the German government. This report is for informational purposes only and contains only information released by or obtained from the German government or German Federal Bureau of Aircraft Accident Investigation. Further information pertaining to this accident may be obtained from: German Federal Bureau of Aircraft Accidents Investigation Bundesstelle fuer Flugunfalluntersuchung (BFU) Hermann-Blenk Strasse 16 38108 Braunschweig Germany

NTSB coding

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