ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 156113
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| Date: | Monday 27 May 2013 |
| Time: | 07:25 UTC |
| Type: |  Piper PA-39 Turbo Twin Comanche C/R |
| Owner/operator: | Aircraft Guaranty Corporation Trustee |
| Registration: | N8977Y |
| MSN: | 39-137 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Wolfsbehringen -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | Initial climb |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Eisenach-Kindel Airport, Eisenach, Germany (EDGE) |
| Cochstedt Airport, Magdeburg-Cochstedt, Germany (EDBC) | |
| Investigating agency: | BFU |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
On May 27, 2013, at 0725 coordinated universal time, a Piper PA-39, US registered N8977Y, operated as a pleasure flight by the accident pilot, was destroyed when it impacted trees and terrain in Wolfsbehringen, municipality of Hörselberg-Hainich in the Wartburgkreis in Thuringia Germany, following a loss of control shortly after takeoff. The pilot was fatally injured and the airplane was destroyed. The flight originated from the Eisenach-Kindel Airport (EDGE), Eisenach, Germany, en route to Cochstedt, Germany.
Causes:
The accident was caused by the pilot's inability to act or unconsciousness during the take-off phase due to a tachycardic arrhythmia, which caused him to lose control of the aircraft.
Contributing to the accident:
- a chronic progressive structural disease of the pilot's heart.
- a lack of self-reflection of the pilot with regard to his or her illness in connection with his or her medical fitness.
- a faulty medical assessment
- an unsuitable administrative organizational structure due to the complexity of the underlying legal regulations.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB
2. FAA: http://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/NNum_Results.aspx?NNumbertxt=8977Y
3. http://www.thueringer-allgemeine.de/web/zgt/leben/detail/-/specific/Pilot-stirbt-nach-Absturtz-mit-Flugzeug-nahe-Kindel-bei-Eisenach-1810313440
4. http://n8977y.blogspot.com/
5. https://www.pilotundflugzeug.de/forum/2013,05,29,11,1842891
6. http://www.otz.de/startseite/detail/-/specific/Pilot-stirbt-nach-Absturz-mit-Flugzeug-nahe-Kindel-bei-Eisenach-1810313440
7. http://www.airport-data.com/aircraft/N8977Y.html
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 27-May-2013 05:02 | Anon. | Added |
| 27-May-2013 05:04 | harro | Updated [Aircraft type, Departure airport, Narrative] |
| 27-May-2013 10:14 | Anon. | Updated [Time, Registration, Cn] |
| 27-May-2013 17:13 | harro | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Source] |
| 28-May-2013 02:09 | PC12 | Updated [Nature, Destination airport, Source] |
| 21-Dec-2016 19:28 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
| 16-Apr-2017 16:42 | Dr.John Smith | Updated [Time, Operator, Other fatalities, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 16-Apr-2017 16:43 | Dr.John Smith | Updated [Narrative] |
| 19-Jan-2018 20:49 | harro | Updated [Damage, Narrative] |
| 05-Mar-2018 10:07 | TB | Updated [Location] |
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