Piper PA28RT G-BVDH
25 August 2019 · Simplon Pass, Switzerland · Fatal
Summary
On 25 August 2019 at about 08:25 local time, a Piper PA28RT registered G-BVDH was involved in an accident near Simplon Pass, Switzerland. 3 people were on board and 3 died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 08:25
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Simplon Pass, Switzerland
- Coordinates
- 46.0000, 8.0000
- Aircraft
- Piper PA28RT
- Registration
- G-BVDH
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Non-U.S., Non-Commercial
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Lausanne la BlĂ© → Perugia
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- NTSB number
- CEN19WA287
People
3 people died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 3 | 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
The government of Switzerland has notified the NTSB of an accident involving a Piper PA28RT airplane that occurred on August 25, 2019. The NTSB has appointed a U.S. Accredited Representative to assist the government of Switzerland's investigation under the provisions of ICAO Annex 13.All investigative information will be released by the government of Switzerland.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 Feb 2020 | Piper PA28RT | Fort Myers, Florida, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 23 Jul 2020 | Piper PA28RT | Basel, Switzerland | - | Unknown | - |
| 13 Oct 2020 | Piper PA28RT | Ubate-Cundinamarca, Colombia | - | Fatal | 3 |
| 12 Jun 2016 | Piper PA28RT | Taylorsville, Kentucky, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 29 May 2026 | Piper PA28RT | Liverpool, United Kingdom | - | No injuries | - |
| 6 May 1999 | Piper PA28RT-201T | Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 Aug 2019 | Rotorway EXEC 162F | Herisau, Switzerland | Widmer, Marcel | Fatal | 1 |
| 18 Dec 2019 | Learjet 45 | Geneva, Switzerland | MHS Aviation GmbH | No injuries | - |
| 2 Feb 2019 | Beechcraft B200 | Lausanne-Switzerland, Switzerland | - | No injuries | - |
| 30 May 2019 | S A N JODEL D-11 | La Cote, Switzerland, Switzerland | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 22 Sep 2018 | Cirrus SF50 | Zurich, Switzerland | Aximos-Treuhand | No injuries | - |
| 6 Oct 2018 | Cessna 510 | Lugano, Switzerland | Jet 24 Gmbh | No injuries | - |