Mid-air collision Accident Piper PA-28R-201T Turbo Cherokee Arrow III HB-PQG,
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Date:Sunday 21 January 2024
Time:c. 16:50 LT
Type:Silhouette image of generic P28R model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Piper PA-28R-201T Turbo Cherokee Arrow III
Owner/operator:Air Travel Club Birrfeld (ATCB)
Registration: HB-PQG
MSN: 28R-7803047
Year of manufacture:1977
Engine model:Continental TSIO-360-FB
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants:
Aircraft damage: Minor
Category:Accident
Location:NE of Emmen, LU -   Switzerland
Phase: En route
Nature:Private
Departure airport:Raron Airfield (LSTA)
Destination airport:Birrfeld Airfield (LSZF)
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
A Piper PA-28R-201T Turbo Cherokee Arrow III (HB-PQG) and a Gyroflug SC 01 Speed Canard (HB-UCT) collided in mid-air about 10km northeast of Emmen, Lucerne.
The Turbo Cherokee Arrow III force landed in a field near Waltwil and the Speed Canard made an emergency landing at Emmen Airport (EML/LSME).
One the five occupants of both aircraft suffered injuries and was taken to hospital. Both aircraft received minor propeller damage and the Speed Canard lost his right main wheel.



Sources:

https://www.luzernerzeitung.ch/zentralschweiz/kanton-luzern/crash-zwei-flugzeuge-kollidieren-ueber-dem-kanton-luzern-und-muessen-in-emmen-notlanden-ld.2570238
https://news.lu.ch/html_mail.jsp?id=0&email=news.lu.ch&mailref=000jfci000eyq0000000000000yfjztd
https://www.flightradar24.com/data/aircraft/hb-uct#33b37cc4
https://globe.adsbexchange.com/?icao=4b2942&lat=47.002&lon=8.759&zoom=11.3&showTrace=2024-01-21&trackLabels
https://app02.bazl.admin.ch/web/bazl/en/#/lfr/detail/HB-PQG-31419

https://cdn.jetphotos.com/full/1/44507_1223450100.jpg (photo)

History of this aircraft

Ex N47959

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source: Lucerne police

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
24-Jan-2024 10:13 harro Added
24-Jan-2024 10:14 harro Updated [Operator, Other fatalities]
24-Jan-2024 10:25 harro Updated [Other fatalities, Narrative]
24-Jan-2024 11:39 RobertMB Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Damage, Narrative, Category]

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