Piper PA32R HB-PGA

Summary

On 28 April 2012 at about 15:00 local time, a Piper PA32R registered HB-PGA, operated by Groupement de Vol a Moteur Lausanne, was involved in an accident near Attalens, Fribourg, Switzerland. 6 people were on board and 6 died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

28 April 2012 at 15:00

Classification

Accident

Location

Attalens, Fribourg, Switzerland

Coordinates

46.5244, 6.8583

Aircraft

Piper PA32R

Registration

HB-PGA

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Groupement de Vol a Moteur Lausanne

Operating rule

Unknown

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Lausanne → Bex

Aircraft damage

Destroyed

NTSB number

CEN12WA262

6 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 28, 2012, about 1500 universal coordinated time, a Piper PA-32R-301 airplane, HB-PGA, impacted terrain near the village of Tatroz in Attalens, Fribourg, Switzerland. All six persons on-board were fatally injured. The airplane was destroyed. The flight had departed Lausanne (LSGN) at an unknown time and was destined for Bex (LSGB). The accident investigation is under the jurisdiction and control of the Swiss government. This report is for information purposes only and contains only information released by or obtained from the Swiss government. Further information pertaining to this accident may be obtained from: Swiss Accident Investigation Board SAIB Aéropôle 1, Route de Morens CH-1530 Payerne Switzerland [email protected]

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.