ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 264121
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| Date: | Thursday 17 June 2021 |
| Time: | 18:22 LT |
| Type: |  Diamond DA20-C1 Eclipse |
| Owner/operator: | Fliegerschule Birrfeld AG |
| Registration: | HB-SGI |
| MSN: | C0600 |
| Year of manufacture: | 2011 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | near Birrfeld Airfield (LSZF) -
 Switzerland
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| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Birrfeld Airfield (LSZF) |
| Birrfeld Airfield (LSZF) | |
| Investigating agency: | STSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
Shortly after a touch-and-go, the aircraft veered to the left and crashed to the ground.
Causes:
The accident, in which the aircraft suffered a loss of control shortly after take-off and crashed into a meadow, was caused by an engine failure due to lack of fuel.
The combination of the following factors was found to be causal:
• The fuel consumption of the engine was above the expected value;
• Indications of the increased fuel consumption during previous flights remained undetected;
• The fuel gauge showed too much when the fuel level was low;
• The pilot did not interpret the course of the fuel gauge critically enough.
The choice of flight path after the engine failure required a turn near the ground, which encouraged a loss of control.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
https://www.blick.ch/schweiz/polizei-bestaetigt-einsatz-maschine-beim-flugplatz-birrfeld-ag-abgestuerzt-id16609046.html
https://www.20min.ch/story/pilot-bei-flugzeugabsturz-in-birrfeld-schwer-verletzt-602109739230
https://cdn.jetphotos.com/full/6/50100_1578512741.jpg (photo)
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Jun-2021 19:50 | Adler77 | Added |
| 17-Jun-2021 19:53 | harro | Updated [Registration, Cn, Operator, Location, Phase, Nature, Narrative] |
| 17-Jun-2021 20:34 | RobertMB | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Operator, Location, Source, Damage, Narrative] |
| 07-Aug-2021 19:44 | harro | Updated [Time, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Narrative] |
| 09-May-2023 08:49 | harro | Updated [[Time, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Narrative]] |
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