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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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