Piper PA-32-301 D-EUEU
8 December 2012 · Melbach, Germany · Fatal
Summary
On 8 December 2012 at about 15:13 local time, a Piper PA-32-301 registered D-EUEU, operated by Not Provided by Authority, was involved in an accident near Melbach, Germany. 8 people were on board and 8 died. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 15:13
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Melbach, Germany
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-32-301
- Registration
- D-EUEU
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not Provided by Authority
- Operating rule
- Unknown
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Stadtlohn-Vrede → Aschaffenburg
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Dawn
- NTSB number
- CEN13WA092
People
8 people died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Probable cause
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 December 8, 2012, about 1513 coordinated universal time, a Piper PA-32, German registration, D-EUEU, and a Robin Regent DR400, German registration D-EHJP, collided while on cross country flights near Melbach, Germany. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time of the accident. The pilot and 4 passengers onboard the Piper and the pilot and 2 passengers onboard the Robin were fatally injured. The Piper originated from Stadtlohn-Vreden, Germany, and the Robin originated from Reichelsheim, Germany, at undetermined times. The German investigators received reports that these two aircraft collided in midair near Melbach, Germany. The 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 fuer Flugunfalluntersuchung (BFU) Hermann-Blenk Strasse 16 38108 Braunschweig Germany
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Aircraft involved
| Aircraft | Registration | Operator | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Piper PA-32-301 301 | D-EUEU | Not Provided by Authority | Substantial |
| Avions Pierre Robin - Centre DR 400/180 180 | D-EHJP | Not Provided by Authority | Substantial |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 May 2012 | Piper PA-32-260 | Applegate, Michigan, United States | - | No injuries | - |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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