Eclipse EA500 N177EA

Summary

On 14 March 2011 at about 12:05 local time, a Eclipse EA500 registered N177EA, operated by Liebherr-Geschaftsreiseflugzeug, GbR, was involved in an accident near Saanen, Switzerland. 5 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

14 March 2011 at 12:05

Classification

Accident

Location

Saanen, Switzerland

Coordinates

46.4858, 7.0500

Aircraft

Eclipse EA500

Registration

N177EA

Category

Airplane

Engines

2

Operator

Liebherr-Geschaftsreiseflugzeug, GbR

Operating rule

Non-U.S., Non-Commercial

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Aircraft damage

Substantial

NTSB number

CEN11RA295

Nobody was injured.

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 March 14, 2011, at 1205 UTC, an Eclipse Aircraft Corporation, EA500, U.S. Registration N177EA, collided with a parked vehicle during landing at Saanen Aerodrome, Bern, Switzerland. The pilot and four passengers were not injured. The airplane was substantially damaged. The airplane was owned and operated by Liebherr-Geschaftsreiseflugzeug, GbR. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed for the flight. The flight originated from Innsbruck, Austria.This investigation is under the jurisdiction and control of the Swiss government. Any further information may be obtained from: Buro fur Flugenfalluntersuchungen, BFU Bureau d'enquete sur les accidents d'aviation BEAA Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau, AAIB Aeropole 1 Route de Morens CH-1530 Payerne Switzerland This report is for informational purposes only and contains only information released by, or obtained from, the AAIB of Switzerland.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.