ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 159313
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| Date: | Tuesday 27 August 2013 |
| Time: | 13:19 LT |
| Type: |  Piper PA-28R-201 Arrow III |
| Owner/operator: | Flugbetriebs AG Sarnen-Kägiswil |
| Registration: | HB-PDC |
| MSN: | 28R-7837269 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1978 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 3 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Ramersberg, Near Sarnen -
 Switzerland
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | LSPG |
| LEVC | |
| Investigating agency: | SUST |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
A Piper PA-28R-201 Arrow III impacted a wooded hillside at Ramersberg, killing one passenger and seriously injuring the pilot and the passenger on the rear seat.
During a VFR-flight the pilot could not avoid clouds, lost orientation, veered off-course to rising ground.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
http://www.nzz.ch/aktuell/newsticker/flugzeug-im-kanton-obwalden-abgestuerzt-1.18140026
http://www.20min.ch/schweiz/zentralschweiz/story/Flugzeug-stuerzt-in-Wald-bei-Sarnen---ein-Toter-26008203
http://www.luzernerzeitung.ch/nachrichten/zentralschweiz/obwalden/Flugzeug-oberhalb-von-Sarnen;art95,287083
Official statement by the operator: https://www.motorfliegen.ch/index.php/news-2/7-news-public/165-unfall-hb-pdc
Webcam picture of a/c before departure: https://www.webcam-4insiders.com/pictures/original/2-1868-2013-0827/Wetter-Webcam-Sarnen--1868_1377601863.jpg
Official priliminary report by Swiss authorities: http://www.sust.admin.ch/pdfs/AV-berichte/HB-PDC.pdf
Final report by Swiss authorities: http://www.sust.admin.ch/pdfs/AV-berichte//2251.pdf
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 27-Aug-2013 15:42 | mcantsin | Added |
| 27-Aug-2013 15:43 | harro | Updated [Aircraft type, Source, Narrative] |
| 27-Aug-2013 15:43 | harro | Updated [Other fatalities] |
| 27-Aug-2013 16:06 | mcantsin | Updated [Time, Registration, Operator, Location] |
| 27-Aug-2013 16:07 | harro | Updated [Aircraft type] |
| 27-Aug-2013 16:28 | Alpine Flight | Updated [Time, Cn, Operator, Location, Narrative] |
| 27-Aug-2013 19:33 | mcantsin | Updated [Source] |
| 28-Aug-2013 14:31 | mcantsin | Updated [Time, Total occupants, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 26-Oct-2015 17:34 | sparrow9 | Updated [Total occupants, Phase, Source, Narrative] |
| 17-May-2022 18:32 | harro | Updated [Accident report] |
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