Piper PA-34 SP-HIN

Summary

On 23 May 2013 at about 06:13 local time, a Piper PA-34 registered SP-HIN, operated by Phinanace SA, was involved in an accident near Babia Gora, Poland. 3 people were on board and 3 died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

23 May 2013 at 06:13

Classification

Accident

Location

Babia Gora, Poland

Coordinates

49.5833, 19.5333

Aircraft

Piper PA-34

Registration

SP-HIN

Category

Airplane

Operator

Phinanace SA

Operating rule

Non-U.S., Non-Commercial

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Aircraft damage

Destroyed

NTSB number

CEN13WA300

3 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 May 23, 2013, at 0613 UTC, a Piper PA-34-200T, Polish registration SP-HIN, was destroyed when it impacted Babia Gora Mountain, elevation 5,659 feet, near Krakow, Poland. A post impact fire ensued. The pilot and two passengers on board the airplane were fatally injured. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed for the personal flight which departed Poznan-Lawica Henryk Wieniawski Airport (EPPO), Poznan, Poland, and was en route to M. R. Stefanik Airport (LZIB) Bratislava, Slovakia. This investigation is under the jurisdiction and control of the Polish government. Any further information may be obtained from: Republic of Poland Ministry of Transport, Construction and Maritime Economy State Commission on Aircraft Accident Investigation 4/6 Chalubinskiego Street 00-928 Warsaw, Poland Telephone: +48 22 630 11 31 Facsimile: +48 22 630 11 43 Website: www.transport.gov.pl This report is for informational purposes only and contains only information released by, or obtained from, the State Commission on Aircraft Accident Investigation of Poland.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.