ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 43862
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| Date: | Friday 16 February 2007 |
| Time: | 06:07 |
| Type: |  Piper PA-34-220T Seneca III |
| Owner/operator: | Frank Hettlich |
| Registration: | D-GOMM |
| MSN: | 34-8433020 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | near Natal -
 Brazil
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Natal |
| Dakar | |
| Investigating agency: | CENIPA |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
Destroyed when during cruise flight, the airplane impacted into the Atlantic Ocean, approximately 50 nautical miles east-northeast of Natal, Brazil near the island of Fernando de Noronha. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time of the accident. The pilot, the sole person on board the airplane, was fatally injured. The Trans-Atlantic flight originated at Natal, Brazil, and was en route to Dakar, Senegal.
Prior to the accident, the pilot reported to the Center of Aeronautics of Noronha that the airplane's right engine was having problems and that he would attempt a forced landing on the island. The airplane disappeared from radar soon after.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB
BFU
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 28-Oct-2008 00:45 | ASN archive | Added |
| 28-Feb-2019 10:26 | BEAVERSPOTTER | Updated [Cn, Narrative] |
| 07-May-2019 14:47 | TB | Updated [Aircraft type, Location, Source, Narrative] |
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