Amateur Construction GLASAIR RG HB-YEA

Summary

On 20 September 2015 at about 10:00 local time, a Amateur Construction GLASAIR RG registered HB-YEA was involved in an accident near Muhen, Switzerland. One person was on board and one died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

20 September 2015 at 10:00

Classification

Accident

Location

Muhen, Switzerland

Coordinates

47.3353, 8.0514

Aircraft

Amateur Construction GLASAIR RG

Registration

HB-YEA

Category

Airplane

Year built

1989

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Lucerne → Unknown

Aircraft damage

Destroyed

NTSB number

CEN15WA456

1 person 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 September 20, 2015, about 1000 hours universal coordinated time, a Glassair RG airplane, Swiss registration HB-YEA was destroyed when it impacted an automobile and burst into flames during a forced landing following a loss of engine power near Muhen, Switzerland. The pilot was fatally injured. The incident investigation is under the jurisdiction and control of the Swiss Transportation Safety Investigation Board (STSB). This report is for informational purposes and contains only information released by or obtained from the government Switzerland. Further information pertaining to this accident may be obtained from: Swiss Transportation Safety Investigation Board Bundeshaus Nord, Kochergasse 10 CH-3003 Berne Switzerland Tel: +41 58 466 33 00 Website: http://www.sust.admin.ch Email: [email protected]

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.