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| Date: | Thursday 28 April 2022 |
| Time: | c. 14:35 |
| Type: |  Beechcraft A36TC Bonanza |
| Owner/operator: | Enz Electronic AG |
| Registration: | HB-EJE |
| MSN: | EA-118 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1980 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed, written off |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | off Staad, SG -
 Switzerland
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| Phase: | Initial climb |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | St. Gallen-Altenrhein Airport (ACH/LSZR) |
| St. Gallen-Altenrhein Airport (ACH/LSZR) | |
| Investigating agency: | STSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
A Beechcraft A36TC Bonanza crashed into shallow water after takeoff from runway 28 at St. Gallen-Altenrhein Airport (ACH/LSZR).
The engine suffered a loss of power immediately after takeoff. The pilot radioed his intentions to turn back to the airport.
The aircraft crashed about 1 km west-southwest of the departure end of the runway, on the shore of Lake Constance (Bodensee) near Staad, Sankt Gallen. The pilot died in the crash.
Cause:
The accident, in which the aircraft suffered a stall and crashed into the lake, was due to the fact that a turn back to the aerodrome was initiated after engine problems occurred at low altitude.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
https://www.20min.ch/story/flugzeug-soll-bei-staad-in-den-bodensee-gestuerzt-sein-638411768449
https://www.fm1today.ch/ostschweiz/stgallen/grosseinsatz-am-bodensee-flugzeug-abgestuerzt-146319862
https://www.schwaebische.de/landkreis/bodenseekreis/friedrichshafen_artikel,-kleinflugzeug-stuerzt-in-den-bodensee-_arid,11501484.html
https://www.sust.admin.ch/inhalte/AV-berichte/HB-EJE_VB_D.pdf
https://cdn.jetphotos.com/full/5/70550_1524774504.jpg
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 28-Apr-2022 13:20 | gerard57 | Added |
| 28-Apr-2022 13:49 | harro | Updated [Location, Departure airport, Category, ] |
| 28-Apr-2022 13:59 | harro | Updated [Phase, Narrative, Category, ] |
| 28-Apr-2022 14:00 | harro | Updated [Aircraft type, Source, ] |
| 28-Apr-2022 14:39 | harro | Updated [Narrative, ] |
| 28-Apr-2022 17:33 | gerard57 | Updated [Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 28-Apr-2022 18:44 | Anon. | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Source, ] |
| 28-Apr-2022 18:48 | harro | Updated [Aircraft type, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 28-Apr-2022 18:52 | RobertMB | Updated [Time, Operator, Location, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 27-May-2022 08:54 | harro | Updated [Destination airport, Source, ] |
| 09-Jul-2024 13:12 | ASN | Updated [Narrative, Accident report, ] |
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