ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 43835
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| Date: | Sunday 1 April 2007 |
| Time: | 12:15 LT |
| Type: |  Piper PA-34-200T Seneca II |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | D-GMBE |
| MSN: | 34-7870209 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Klagenfurt Airport - LOWK -
 Austria
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | ETSI |
| LOWK | |
| Investigating agency: | UUS Austria |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
A Piper PA-34-200T Seneca II (D-GMBE), owned and piloted by the accident pilot, was destroyed when it impacted terrain near Klagenfurt Airport - LOWK. The pilot and one passenger were fatally injured. The flight originated from Ingolstadt, Germany.
Probable causes
Continuation of a visual flight under visual conditions that are no longer standardized and inadequate for the pilot.
Chain of Causes
Contributing factor:
1. Flight preparation with incomplete weather information
2. Contributed experience and willingness to fly through localized bad weather zones on autopilot.
Cause of accident:
1. Too late application of avoidance measures
2. Actual entry into poor visibility conditions
3. Lost control of attitude during turnaround maneuver
4. Fracture of airframe while attempting to complete a spiral dive
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
http://www.ntsb.gov/ntsb/brief.asp?ev_id=20070423X00445&key=1
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 28-Oct-2008 00:45 | ASN archive | Added |
| 17-Aug-2009 01:41 | Alpine Flight | Updated |
| 05-Oct-2013 11:50 | Alpine Flight | Updated [Time, Operator, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Narrative] |
| 16-Dec-2020 15:09 | harro | Updated [Narrative, Category, Accident report] |
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