ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 214039
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| Date: | Saturday 4 August 2018 |
| Time: | 09:50 LT |
| Type: |  Socata TB10 Tobago |
| Owner/operator: | Motorfluggruppe Pilatus |
| Registration: | HB-EZW |
| MSN: | 351 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1983 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 4 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | 1 km SW of Hergiswil, Nidwalden -
 Switzerland
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Kagiswil Airport (LSPG) |
| Basel/Mulhouse/Freiburg EuroAirport (BSL/LFSB) | |
| Investigating agency: | STSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The aircraft crashed into a tree covered mountain ridge in Hergiswil and burst into flames. All occupants were killed. The airtrcaft was operated by the Pilatus aircraft group, which was controlled almost exclusively by employees of the Pilatus aircraft factory.
The deceased pilot was the chiefpilot of the Pilatus Aircraft Ltd.
Causes:
The accident in which a collision with obstacles occurred is due to the fact that the pilot approached a ridge too low at low speed in a climb and at an obtuse angle, which is a risky flight tactic.
A lack of training on the accident model [TB-10] contributed to the accident.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
https://www.sust.admin.ch/inhalte/AV-berichte/HB-EZW.pdf
https://www.arcinfo.ch/articles/suisse/nidwald-un-aeronef-se-crashe-et-provoque-un-incendie-774762
https://www.suedostschweiz.ch/ereignisse/2018-08-04/absturz-von-kleinflugzeug-in-hergiswil-nw-fuehrt-zu-brand-im-umland
http://www.20min.ch/schweiz/zentralschweiz/story/Flugzeug-stuerzt-am-Lopper-NW-ab-12041924
http://www.20min.ch/schweiz/zentralschweiz/story/Flugzeug-stuerzt-am-Lopper-NW-ab-12041924
https://www.radiopilatus.ch/artikel/151972/
https://bazonline.ch/panorama/vermischtes/Chefpilot-der-Pilatus-flog-abgestuerztes-Flugzeug-/story/24159154
https://www.luzernerzeitung.ch/zentralschweiz/nidwalden/schwenk-ueber-pilatus-chefpilot-sein-tod-tut-weh-ld.1043030
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https://www.jetphotos.com/photo/8623270
Media:
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 04-Aug-2018 09:56 | gerard57 | Added |
| 04-Aug-2018 10:06 | gerard57 | Updated [Time] |
| 04-Aug-2018 12:43 | Anon. | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Source] |
| 04-Aug-2018 12:45 | harro | Updated [Aircraft type, Cn] |
| 04-Aug-2018 14:19 | Geno | Updated [Source] |
| 04-Aug-2018 18:44 | Captain Adam | Updated [Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Source, Narrative] |
| 05-Aug-2018 11:57 | Iceman 29 | Updated [Time, Source, Embed code, Narrative] |
| 05-Aug-2018 12:32 | Iceman 29 | Updated [Operator, Departure airport, Narrative] |
| 25-Aug-2018 10:09 | Anon. | Updated [Source] |
| 12-Sep-2018 08:06 | Medevac | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
| 04-Feb-2020 18:57 | harro | Updated [Time, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Narrative, Accident report, ] |
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