ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 197112
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| Date: | Friday 4 August 2017 |
| Time: | c. 09:30 LT |
| Type: |  Piper PA-28-181 Archer II |
| Owner/operator: | Motorfluggruppe Oberengadin (MFGOE) |
| Registration: | HB-PER |
| MSN: | 28-8090221 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1980 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 4 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | near Pontresina (GR), Diavolezza -
 Switzerland
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Passenger - Non-Scheduled/charter/Air Taxi |
| Departure airport: | St. Moritz-Samedan Airport (SMV/LSZS) |
| St. Moritz-Samedan Airport (SMV/LSZS) | |
| Investigating agency: | STSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The accident took place approximately 10 minutes after take-off, at a height of 2800 meters. The aircraft crashed close to the station of a chairlift to the Diavolezza glacier. The pilot, and 2 occupants (both 14) died, the third occupant (17) was severly injured. The flight in a small plane was a first flight made within the framework of a camp for young people organized by Swiss's flying club.
Causes
The accident, in which the aircraft collided with the ground, was caused by inappropriate and risky mountain flying tactics.
The pilot's decision, who had no flight instructor training, to delegate control in a difficult phase to a person who could not fly an aircraft directly contributed to the accident.
A systemic cause of the accident was the lack of safety awareness on the part of the organizers, who allowed pilots who were not qualified as flight instructors to use inexperienced people to fly the aircraft.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
http://www.20min.ch/ro/news/suisse/story/Le-crash-d-avion-a-fait-trois-morts-et-un-blesse-grave-17059849
https://www.sudouest.fr/2017/08/04/un-avion-de-tourisme-se-crash-en-suisse-et-fait-trois-morts-3671174-4803.php
https://www.lacote.ch/articles/suisse/grisons-un-petit-avion-s-ecrase-pres-de-pontresina-691602
https://www.radiopilatus.ch/artikel/147563/drei-tote-bei-flugzeugabsturz-im-engadin
https://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/untrained-youngster-given-control-before-fatal-pa-28-455137/
https://www.sust.admin.ch/inhalte/AV-berichte/2339_f.pdf
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https://www.aeroclub.ch/index.php/fr/aero-club-der-schweiz/medias/archiv/834-start-des-35-pro-aero-jugendlagers-in-s-chanf-im-engadin
Images:
STSB
Media:
The pilot and 2 Teenagers died, Grisons, Switzerland.
— Planes Of Legend (@PlanesOfLegend) 4 août 2017
Le pilote et deux adolescents de 14 ans perdent la viehttps://t.co/hKAdDplUHT pic.twitter.com/9OpwVQW4LQ
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 04-Aug-2017 15:16 | Iceman 29 | Added |
| 04-Aug-2017 15:25 | Iceman 29 | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Nature, Departure airport] |
| 04-Aug-2017 15:40 | Iceman 29 | Updated [Source, Embed code, Narrative] |
| 04-Aug-2017 16:10 | Iceman 29 | Updated [Source, Embed code] |
| 04-Aug-2017 19:34 | harro | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Operator, Departure airport, Source] |
| 05-Aug-2017 05:15 | Anon. | Updated [Narrative] |
| 05-Aug-2017 05:16 | harro | Updated [Aircraft type] |
| 05-Aug-2017 10:13 | TB | Updated [Time, Source, Embed code] |
| 18-Jan-2019 08:37 | harro | Updated [Departure airport, Destination airport, Narrative, Photo, Accident report, ] |
| 19-Jan-2019 17:13 | Aerossurance | Updated [Source] |
| 19-Jan-2019 17:15 | Aerossurance | Updated [Source] |
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