Piper PA-28RT-201T HB-PGF
23 January 2018 · Oberhausen-Rheinhausen, Germany · Fatal
Summary
On 23 January 2018 at about 12:07 local time, a Piper PA-28RT-201T registered HB-PGF was involved in an accident near Oberhausen-Rheinhausen, Germany. 4 people were on board and 4 died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 12:07
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Oberhausen-Rheinhausen, Germany
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-28RT-201T
- Registration
- HB-PGF
- Category
- Airplane
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Unknown
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- NTSB number
- CEN18WA120
People
4 people died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 4 | 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 January 23, 2018, about 1207 coordinated universal time, a Piper PA-28 airplane, Swiss registration HB-PGF, collided with an Airbus-Helicopter EC135P2, German registration D-HDRV near Oberhausen-Rheinhausen, Germany. The pilots and passengers were all fatally injured and both aircraft were destroyed.The accident investigation is under the jurisdiction and control of the German government. This report is for information purposes only and contains only information released by or obtained from the German government. German Federal Bureau of Aircraft Accidents 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-28RT-201T 201T | HB-PGF | - | Destroyed |
| Eurocopter EC135 P2 | D-HDRV | - | Destroyed |
Other Piper PA-28RT accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 Jan 2016 | Piper PA 28RT-201 | Terrell, Texas, United States | J. Linn Aviation Inc | No injuries | - |
| 29 Sep 2015 | Piper PA 28RT-201T | Dawson Springs, Kentucky, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 21 Apr 2021 | Piper PA-28RT-201T | Brownsville, Tennessee, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 11 Jan 2015 | Piper PA 28RT-201T | Brighton, Colorado, United States | Tefft Wade H | Fatal | 1 |
| 30 May 2015 | Piper PA-28RT-201T | Grenchen, Switzerland | Maximair AG | No injuries | - |
| 4 Sep 2015 | Piper PA 28RT-201 | Russell Springs, Kentucky, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 Jul 2018 | Boeing 737 | Frankfurt, Germany | RyanAir | Unknown | - |
| 15 Apr 2018 | Cirrus SR20 | Adolf Wurth Airport, Germany | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 14 Oct 2018 | Cessna F172 | Wasserkuppe, Germany | - | Fatal | - |
| 28 Apr 2018 | Dassault-Breguet FALCON 900 | Bremgarten, Germany | - | No injuries | - |
| 26 Jun 2018 | Boeing 737 | Koln, Germany | Eurowings | No injuries | - |
| 9 Aug 2018 | Beechcraft 58 | Munster, Germany | - | Fatal | 2 |