Kitfox SERIES 7 HB-YMG
5 August 2015 · Hundwil, Switzerland · Unknown
Summary
On 5 August 2015 at about 08:40 local time, a Kitfox SERIES 7 registered HB-YMG was involved in an accident near Hundwil, Switzerland. The number of people on board was not recorded. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 08:40
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Hundwil, Switzerland
- Coordinates
- 47.3628, 9.3256
- Aircraft
- Kitfox SERIES 7
- Registration
- HB-YMG
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- NTSB number
- CEN15WA339
People
Injuries not recorded.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Not recorded | 0 | 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 August 5, 2015 about 0840 UTC, a Kitfox Series 7 airplane, Swiss registration HB-YMG, impacted into a forest near Hundwil-Appenzell, Switzerland. The pilot and the passenger were killed, and the airplane was destroyed. Visual Meteorological conditions prevailed at the time of the accident. The local flight departed from Lommis Airfield (LSZT), Switzerland. This Investigation is under the jurisdiction and control of the Swiss government. Any further information may be obtained from: Swiss Transportation Safety Investigation Board Aviation Division Aeropole 1, Route de Morens, 1530 Payerne Switzerland Telephone: +41 58 466 33 00 Facsimile: +41 58 466 33 01 E-mail: [email protected] This report is for informational purposes only and contains only information released by, or obtained from the Swiss Transportation Safety Investigation Board.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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