ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 24420
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| Date: | Thursday 15 May 1997 |
| Time: | c. 13:30 |
| Type: |  Piper PA-28RT-201T Turbo Arrow IV |
| Owner/operator: | private |
| Registration: | D-EKUS |
| MSN: | 28R-8031090 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 3 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | near Briancon -
 France
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Würzburg-Schenkenturm |
| Cannes-Mandelieu | |
| Investigating agency: | BEA |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
Le PA 28 D-EKUS, en provenance de Würzburg-Schenkenturm dans le Bade-Wurtemberg, est en route vers Cannes-Mandelieu en vol VFR. Alors qu'il survole les Alpes en montée constante, le pilote est progressivement confronté à des conditions météorologiques défavorables. L'appareil casse en vol et les débris sont retrouvés dans une région escarpée.
Probable causes
The rupture in flight of the airplane, while it had just made a half-turn, is due to a loss of control and the application of too strong constraints on the airframe under positive load factor.
The following factors contributed to the occurrence of the accident:
- short preparation of the flight which contributed to the choice of flying over the Alps where bad weather conditions were forecast,
- hypoxia phenomenon,
- entry into the clouds with loss of visual references,
- icing and turbulence in clouds,
- pilot fatigue due to the duration of the flight and the poor weather conditions encountered.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
https://www.bea.aero/docspa/1997/d-us970515/htm/d-us970515.html
http://www.bea.aero/docspa/1997/d-us970515/pdf/d-us970515.pdf
Hamburger Abenblatt 17 May 1997
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 27-Sep-2008 01:00 | ASN archive | Added |
| 26-Dec-2017 13:19 | harro | Updated [Aircraft type, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Phase, Source, Damage, Narrative] |
| 26-Feb-2018 08:07 | TB | Updated [Time, Operator, Location, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 13-Jun-2018 13:37 | TB | Updated [Cn] |
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