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January 19, 2009 · Piper PA-42-720 · DIDIA

Konigstein, DE

Overview

Report Status
Final with probable cause
Event Type
Accident
Date
January 19, 2009
Injury Outcomes
1 injury (1 fatality)
Location
Konigstein, DE
Aircraft
Piper PA-42-720
Tail Number
DIDIA
Injuries
Fatal
Aircraft Damage
Destroyed
NTSB Number
CEN09WA138

On January 19, 2009, at 1140 coordinated universal time (1240 central European Time), a Piper Aircraft Corporation PA-42-720, German registered D-IDIA, owned by HELI Flight Flugschule Flugbetrieb GmbH, was destroyed when it impacted terrain under unknown circumstances near Konigstein, Hessen, Germany. Instrument meteorological conditions prevailed at the time of the accident. The pilot was fatally injured. The flight originated from Frankfurt/Main, Germany, and was en route to Bad Nauheim, Germany. The German investigators reported that the airplane was destroyed when it flew "into terrain in bad weather." The accident investigation is under the jurisdiction and control of the German government. This report is for informational purposes only and contains only information released by or obtained from the German government or German Federal Bureau of Aircraft Accident Investigation. Further information pertaining to this accident may be obtained from: German Federal Bureau of Aircraft Accidents Investigation Bundesstelle fuer Flugunfalluntersuchung (BFU) Hermann-Blenk Strasse 16 38108 Braunschweig Germany

NTSB Probable Cause

Not determined-Not determined-(general)-(general)-Other authority investigated - C

Full Narrative

On January 19, 2009, at 1140 coordinated universal time (1240 central European Time), a Piper Aircraft Corporation PA-42-720, German registered D-IDIA, owned by HELI Flight Flugschule Flugbetrieb GmbH, was destroyed when it impacted terrain under unknown circumstances near Konigstein, Hessen, Germany. Instrument meteorological conditions prevailed at the time of the accident. The pilot was fatally injured. The flight originated from Frankfurt/Main, Germany, and was en route to Bad Nauheim, Germany. The German investigators reported that the airplane was destroyed when it flew "into terrain in bad weather." The accident investigation is under the jurisdiction and control of the German government. This report is for informational purposes only and contains only information released by or obtained from the German government or German Federal Bureau of Aircraft Accident Investigation. Further information pertaining to this accident may be obtained from: German Federal Bureau of Aircraft Accidents Investigation Bundesstelle fuer Flugunfalluntersuchung (BFU) Hermann-Blenk Strasse 16 38108 Braunschweig Germany

Flight

Event TypeAccident
Event Time11:40 UTC
Nearest Airport0nm
Flight Plan FiledUnknown
Flight Plan ActivatedUnknown
Aircraft FireNo
Aircraft ExplosionNo

Aircraft

AircraftPiper PA-42-720
Tail NumberDIDIA
Aircraft CategoryAir
DamageDestroyed
Engine TypeTurboprop
Engine DetailsPratt And Whitney Canada · Turboprop | Pratt And Whitney Canada · Turboprop

People & Injuries

Injury Summary1 injury (1 fatality)
Fatal1
Serious0
Minor0
Uninjured0
Total1

Conditions

ConditionsIMC
LightDaylight
Wind90° @ 6 kt
Visibility6 sm
CeilingBroken clouds 700 ft
Temperature / Dew Point37 C / 37 C
Altimeter29.34 inHg
Observation Time12:39

Appendix: Source Data