Accident Pacific Aerospace 750XL HB-TCP,
ASN logo
ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 351775
 
This information is added by users of ASN. Neither ASN nor the Flight Safety Foundation are responsible for the completeness or correctness of this information. If you feel this information is incomplete or incorrect, you can submit corrected information.

Date:Sunday 18 February 2024
Time:c. 14:05 LT
Type:Silhouette image of generic P750 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Pacific Aerospace 750XL
Owner/operator:Skydive Grenchen
Registration: HB-TCP
MSN: 180
Year of manufacture:2011
Fatalities:Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 12
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Category:Accident
Location:near Grenchen Airport (ZHI/LSZG), Grenchen, SO -   Switzerland
Phase: En route
Nature:Parachuting
Departure airport:Grenchen Airport (ZHI/LSZG)
Destination airport:Grenchen Airport (ZHI/LSZG)
Investigating agency: STSB
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
A Pacific Aerospace 750XL, HB-TCP, was destroyed when it impacted terrain nose down during an attempted return to Grenchen Airport (LSZG/ZHI), Lebern, Solothurn.
The pilot perished.

When dropping skydivers, the reserve parachute of a skydiver still on the aircraft opened unintentionally. As a result, the skydiver collided with the tailplane, which was completely torn off the aircraft.
The pilot was not wearing a reserve parachute.

Accident investigation:
cover
  
Investigating agency: STSB
Report number: 
Status: Preliminary report
Duration:
Download report: Preliminary report

Sources:

https://www.srf.ch/news/schweiz/grenchen-elf-fallschirmspringer-konnten-sich-vor-flugzeug-absturz-retten
https://www.solothurnerzeitung.ch/solothurn/grenchen/regionalflugplatz-flugunfall-mehrere-rettungskraefte-beim-flughafen-grenchen-im-einsatz-ld.2581598
https://www.srf.ch/news/schweiz/grenchen-elf-fallschirmspringer-konnten-sich-vor-flugzeug-absturz-retten
https://www.blick.ch/schweiz/mittelland/solothurn/bilder-zeigen-wrack-kleinflugzeug-in-grenchen-so-abgestuerzt-id19446447.html
https://www.20min.ch/fr/story/granges-so-crash-dun-petit-avion-pres-de-soleure-103045674

https://forums.liveatc.net/atcaviation-audio-clips/pacific-p-750-(reg-hb-tcp)-lszg-switzerland-skydive-plane-crash/?PHPSESSID=onaffnv3vnl4riih08idet9rl3

https://app02.bazl.admin.ch/web/bazl/en/#/lfr/detail/HB-TCP-1257029
https://www.flightaware.com/live/flight/HBTCP/history/20240218/1251Z

https://cdn.jetphotos.com/full/6/87615_1619964674.jpg (photo)

History of this aircraft

Ex ZK-KBR

Location

Media:

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
18-Feb-2024 15:37 ASN Added
18-Feb-2024 15:40 ASN Updated [Aircraft type, Departure airport, Source, Narrative]
18-Feb-2024 15:44 ASN Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Operator, Location, Nature, Destination airport, Source, Embed code]
18-Feb-2024 15:45 ASN Updated [Embed code]
18-Feb-2024 15:47 ASN Updated [Time, Total occupants, Location, Source, Embed code, Narrative]
18-Feb-2024 17:10 ASN Updated [Total fatalities, Embed code, Narrative]
18-Feb-2024 18:16 RobertMB Updated [Time, Location, Phase, Source, Embed code, Narrative, Category]
18-Feb-2024 18:35 ASN Updated [Phase, Narrative]
18-Feb-2024 19:02 RobertMB Updated [Location, Phase, Source, Narrative]
19-Feb-2024 08:33 s Updated [Country, Source, Narrative]
19-Feb-2024 08:59 s Updated [Country]
22-Feb-2024 19:11 Captain Adam Updated [Location, Source, Narrative]
12-Mar-2024 14:45 ASN Updated [Total occupants, Narrative, Accident report]

Corrections or additions? ... Edit this accident description

The Aviation Safety Network is an exclusive service provided by:
Quick Links:

CONNECT WITH US: FSF on social media FSF Facebook FSF Twitter FSF Youtube FSF LinkedIn FSF Instagram

©2024 Flight Safety Foundation

1920 Ballenger Av, 4th Fl.
Alexandria, Virginia 22314
www.FlightSafety.org