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| Date: | Sunday 18 February 2024 |
| Time: | c. 14:05 LT |
| Type: |  Pacific Aerospace 750XL |
| Owner/operator: | Skydive Grenchen |
| Registration: | HB-TCP |
| MSN: | 180 |
| Year of manufacture: | 2011 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 12 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | near Grenchen Airport (ZHI/LSZG), Grenchen, SO -
 Switzerland
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Parachuting |
| Departure airport: | Grenchen Airport (ZHI/LSZG) |
| Grenchen Airport (ZHI/LSZG) | |
| Investigating agency: | STSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
A Pacific Aerospace 750XL, HB-TCP, was destroyed when it impacted terrain nose down during an attempted return to Grenchen Airport (LSZG/ZHI), Lebern, Solothurn.
The pilot perished.
When dropping skydivers, the reserve parachute of a skydiver still on the aircraft opened unintentionally. As a result, the skydiver collided with the tailplane, which was completely torn off the aircraft.
The pilot was not wearing a reserve parachute.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
https://www.srf.ch/news/schweiz/grenchen-elf-fallschirmspringer-konnten-sich-vor-flugzeug-absturz-retten
https://www.solothurnerzeitung.ch/solothurn/grenchen/regionalflugplatz-flugunfall-mehrere-rettungskraefte-beim-flughafen-grenchen-im-einsatz-ld.2581598
https://www.srf.ch/news/schweiz/grenchen-elf-fallschirmspringer-konnten-sich-vor-flugzeug-absturz-retten
https://www.blick.ch/schweiz/mittelland/solothurn/bilder-zeigen-wrack-kleinflugzeug-in-grenchen-so-abgestuerzt-id19446447.html
https://www.20min.ch/fr/story/granges-so-crash-dun-petit-avion-pres-de-soleure-103045674
https://forums.liveatc.net/atcaviation-audio-clips/pacific-p-750-(reg-hb-tcp)-lszg-switzerland-skydive-plane-crash/?PHPSESSID=onaffnv3vnl4riih08idet9rl3
https://app02.bazl.admin.ch/web/bazl/en/#/lfr/detail/HB-TCP-1257029
https://www.flightaware.com/live/flight/HBTCP/history/20240218/1251Z
https://cdn.jetphotos.com/full/6/87615_1619964674.jpg (photo)
History of this aircraft
Ex ZK-KBR
Location
Media:
Pilot kommt bei Absturz eines Kleinflugzeugs in Grenchen ums Leben – Fallschirmspringer konnten offenbar sicher landen https://t.co/qLnbRHjFPq pic.twitter.com/9yZJgh5D5A
— AargauerZeitung (@AargauerZeitung) February 18, 2024
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 18-Feb-2024 15:37 | ASN | Added |
| 18-Feb-2024 15:40 | ASN | Updated [Aircraft type, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 18-Feb-2024 15:44 | ASN | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Operator, Location, Nature, Destination airport, Source, Embed code, ] |
| 18-Feb-2024 15:45 | ASN | Updated [Embed code, ] |
| 18-Feb-2024 15:47 | ASN | Updated [Time, Total occupants, Location, Source, Embed code, Narrative, ] |
| 18-Feb-2024 17:10 | ASN | Updated [Total fatalities, Embed code, Narrative, ] |
| 18-Feb-2024 18:16 | RobertMB | Updated [Time, Location, Phase, Source, Embed code, Narrative, Category, ] |
| 18-Feb-2024 18:35 | ASN | Updated [Phase, Narrative, ] |
| 18-Feb-2024 19:02 | RobertMB | Updated [Location, Phase, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 19-Feb-2024 08:33 | s | Updated [Country, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 19-Feb-2024 08:59 | s | Updated [Country, ] |
| 22-Feb-2024 19:11 | Captain Adam | Updated [Location, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 12-Mar-2024 14:45 | ASN | Updated [Total occupants, Narrative, Accident report, ] |
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