Piper 34-200T OE-FEE

Summary

On 2 November 2008 at about 16:33 local time, a Piper 34-200T registered OE-FEE was involved in an accident near Graz, Austria. 3 people were on board and 3 died. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

2 November 2008 at 16:33

Classification

Accident

Location

Graz, Austria

Nearest airport

Graz Airport (LOWG)

Coordinates

46.9233, 15.4233

Aircraft

Piper 34-200T

Registration

OE-FEE

Category

Airplane

Engines

2

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Non-U.S., Non-Commercial

Purpose of flight

Unknown

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Salzburg → Graz

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

IMC

NTSB number

CEN09WA090

3 people died.

This investigation is under the jurisdiction and control of the Austrian government. Any further information may be obtained from: Federal Office of Transport Accident investigation Branch, Department Aviation Postfach 207, 1000 Wien Lohnergasse 9, 1210 Wien Austria This report is for informational purposes only and contains only information released by, or obtained from, the AIB of Austria.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

An Austrian-registered Piper PA-34-220T crashed in a wooded area during a missed approach into the Graz Airport (LOWG), Graz, Austria. The pilot and two passengers on board were killed and the airplane sustained substantial damage. Instrument meteorological conditions prevailed at the time of the accident. The airplane was on an instrument flight rules flight plan from W. A. Mozart Airport, Salzburg, Austria, to LOWG. According to the Austrian Accident Investigation Branch, the airplane had been vectored to the Instrument Landing System approach for runway 35C. The airplane was reported as never established on the approach. When the airplane passed over the decision altitude by 200 feet, air traffic control advised the pilot to go around. When turning inbound to the approach again, the airplane descended and crashed in a wooded area. This investigation is under the jurisdiction and control of the Austrian government. Any further information may be obtained from: Federal Office of Transport Accident investigation Branch, Department Aviation Postfach 207, 1000 Wien Lohnergasse 9, 1210 Wien Austria This report is for informational purposes only and contains only information released by, or obtained from, the AIB of Austria.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.