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Crash of an Extra EA-400 in La Punt-Chamues-ch: 3 killed

Date & Time: Mar 17, 2025 at 1720 LT
Type of aircraft:
Extra EA-400
Operator:
Registration:
D-EXIK
Flight Phase:
Takeoff (climb)
Flight Type:
Private
Survivors:
No
Site:
City
Schedule:
Samedan - Roskilde
MSN:
13
YOM:
2000
Location:
La Punt-Chamues-ch
Graubünden
Country:
Switzerland
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
2
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
3
Circumstances:
After takeoff from Samedan Airport Runway 03, while in initial climb, the single engine airplane went out of control and crashed in La Punt-Chamues-ch, some 6 km northeast of the airport, bursting into flames. The airplane crashed nearby houses and was totally destroyed by impact forces and a post crash fire. All three occupants were killed.

Crash of a Piper PA-46-310P Malibu off Qaqortoq

Date & Time: Jul 29, 2024 at 1217 LT
Type of aircraft:
Piper PA-46 (Malibu/Meridian/Mirage/Matrix/M-Class)
Operator:
Registration:
D-EOSE
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Private
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Schedule:
Goose Bay – Narsarsuaq
MSN:
46-08010
YOM:
1986
Location:
Qaqortoq
Kommune Kujalleq
Country:
Greenland
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
1
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
The crew was returning to Europe after taking part to the AirVenture airshow in Oshkosh. Following a fuel stop in Goose Bay, the crew continued to Narsarsuaq, Greenland. Approaching the southwest coast, the pilot sent a mayday message then ditched the airplane off the village of Qaqortoq, about 60 km southwest of Narsarsuaq. Both occupants found refuge in a dinghy and were rescued about 30 minutes later. The airplane sank.
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