ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 27398
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| Date: | Saturday 8 February 1992 |
| Time: | 14:55 LT |
| Type: |  Piper PA-31T Cheyenne II |
| Owner/operator: | Jet-Air |
| Registration: | OE-FGK |
| MSN: | 31T-8020052 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1980 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 6 / Occupants: 6 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Friedrichshafen -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Passenger - Non-Scheduled/charter/Air Taxi |
| Departure airport: | Salzburg Airport (SZG/LOWS) |
| St.Gallen–Altenrhein Airport (LSZR) | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Following an ILS approach to Friedrichshafen, the aircraft appeared to commence a go-around but entered a steep bank, stalled and crashed beside the runway. The aircraft was destroyed by impact and post impact fire. The accident happened in daylight (14:55 hours Local time), but in poor weather, with a low cloud base and visibility reduced in 'thick fog'.
The aircraft was operating a flight from Salzburg to St. Gallen–Altenrhein Airport, Altenrhein, Switzerland (ACH/LSZR) but had diverted to Friedrichshafen due to poor weather at its original destination. All five persons on board (pilot (42) and five passengers) were killed.
Sources:
LFZ Register Austria
http://www.ascendworldwide.com/download/Cust/WAAS167_Complete.pdf
Hamburger Abendblatt 10 February 1992
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 27-Sep-2008 01:00 | ASN archive | Added |
| 03-Jan-2011 14:19 | Anon. | Updated [Source] |
| 24-Dec-2016 13:28 | Alpine Flight | Updated [Cn, Location, Source, Narrative] |
| 04-Aug-2017 15:11 | TB | Updated [Aircraft type, Location, Nature, Source, Narrative] |
| 11-Sep-2017 18:34 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Operator, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 12-Mar-2018 13:57 | TB | Updated [Operator, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
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