Reims FR172J D-EENT

Summary

On 18 April 2011 at about 15:11 local time, a Reims FR172J registered D-EENT was involved in an accident near Rheindelden, Germany. 2 people were on board and 2 died. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

18 April 2011 at 15:11

Classification

Accident

Location

Rheindelden, Germany

Nearest airport

Herten-Rheinfelden (EDTR)

Coordinates

Not recorded

Aircraft

Reims FR172J

Registration

D-EENT

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Unknown

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Biberach → Rheindelden

Aircraft damage

Substantial

NTSB number

CEN11WA297

2 people died.

The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.

Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.

Read the full NTSB narrative

On April 18, 2011, approximately 1245 coordinated universal time, a Reims Cessna FR172J, D-EENT, departed the runway and nosed over while landing at Herten-Rheinfelden Aiport (EDTR), Rheinfelden, Germany. The two occupants on-board were both fatally injured. The airplane sustained substantial damage to its entire structure. The airplane was registered to and operated by Flugsportgruppe Südwest, Rheinfelden, Germany. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed for the flight. The flight originated from the Biberach Airport (EDMB) at an unknown time. According to initial information provided to the Bundesstelle für Flugunfalluntersuchung investigators, the airplane was attempting to land at the airport when the airplane encountered a bounced landing. The airplane continued flying towards the end of the runway before nosing over. Substantial damaged was sustained to the airplane's fuselage, both wings, empennage, and vertical fin. 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 Accident Investigation Bundesstelle für Flugunfalluntersuchung (BFU) Hermann-Blenk Strasse 16 38108 Braunschweig Germany

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