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Narrative: A German-registered Piper PA-34-200T Seneca II crashed near Vetersko, Macedonia, killing all six on board (Four Italian and two Kosovan). The aircraft operated on a flight from Treviso, Italy to Pristina, Kosovo with an intermediate stop at Skopje.
Direct reasons Upon the conducted investigation and analysis of the collected evidence and available documents, the Commission can not determine the direct cause of the accident. The Commission concluded that for an unknown reason, the aircraft at the stage of the established instrumental approach (ILS RWY 34) enters the flight mode - stooling From the material evidence, it can be concluded that after entering the coarse flight mode, the aircraft moves uncontrollably along a spiral track and there are indications that in doing so, its structural decomposition into the air in several parts. This assumption is based on the movement of an aircraft detected by the radar system, as well as from the position of the remains found at the scene of the accident.
Indirect reasons Based on the analysis of the available information, the Commission considers that the following factors contributed to the accident: • Possible structural damage as a consequence of the August 2010 incident. • The aircraft flew heavier than the maximum allowed. • Possible impact on current complex meteorological conditions at the end of the flight.