Mid-air collision Accident Piper PA-28-180 Cherokee B RA-2659G, Friday 8 January 2021
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Date:Friday 8 January 2021
Time:13:39 LT
Type:Silhouette image of generic P28A model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Piper PA-28-180 Cherokee B
Owner/operator:Private
Registration: RA-2659G
MSN: 28-1684
Fatalities:Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 3
Other fatalities:0
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Category:Accident
Location:near Gostillitsy Airfield (ULSG), Lomonosovsky, Leningrad -   Russia
Phase: Initial climb
Nature:Private
Departure airport:Gostilitsy Airfield (ULSG)
Destination airport:Gostilitsy Airfield (ULSG)
Investigating agency: MAK
Confidence Rating: Accident investigation report completed and information captured
Narrative:
A Piper PA-28-180 Cherokee B (RA-2659G) and a Cessna 152 (RA-1448G) were involved in a mid-air collision near Gostilitsy Airfield (ULSG), Lomonosovsky District, Leningrad Oblast, Russia.
The Piper came to the rest in a snow field, all three occupants were fatally injured. The Cessna sustained minor damage to the nose landing gear and landed safely, the sole pilot onboard was not injured.

Conclusion
Most likely, the cause of the crash of RA-2659G was a violation of the standard departure pattern and visual flight rules, which resulted in an in-air collision with RA-1488G.

Accident investigation:
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Investigating agency: MAK
Report number: 
Status: Investigation completed
Duration: 1 year and 5 months
Download report: Final report

Sources:

http://www.vera.vesti.ru/article/2507804
https://sputniknews.com/russia/202101081081704840-a-piper-plane-with-3-people-onboard-reportedly-crashes-outside-st-petersburg/
https://twitter.com/BorisPrimorye/status/1347536096469557250/photo/1

https://cdn.jetphotos.com/full/5/92769_1528065910.jpg (photo)
https://mak-iac.org/en/rassledovaniya/eevs-samolet-rokki-ra-2659g-08-01-2021/ (MAK)
https://aviaforum.ru/threads/katastrofa-eehvs-samoleta-piper-pa-28-180-ra-2659g-v-leningradskoj-oblasti-08-01-2021.48372/post-2901576

Images:


Photo: EMERCOM of Russia in the Leningrad Region

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
08-Jan-2021 13:41 gerard57 Added
08-Jan-2021 13:49 gerard57 Updated [Registration, Location, Departure airport, Source]
08-Jan-2021 14:37 RobertMB Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Registration, Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative]
08-Jan-2021 14:37 RobertMB Updated [Location]
08-Jan-2021 14:38 RobertMB Updated [Location]
08-Jan-2021 14:38 RobertMB Updated [Location]
08-Jan-2021 14:47 RobertMB Updated [Location, Phase, Source, Narrative]
08-Jan-2021 14:56 RobertMB Updated [Aircraft type, Cn, Location, Narrative]
08-Jan-2021 14:56 RobertMB Updated [Location]
08-Jan-2021 14:57 RobertMB Updated [Location, Narrative]
08-Jan-2021 15:28 harro Updated [Photo]
09-Jan-2021 10:26 airwork737 Updated [Embed code]
09-Jan-2021 14:25 Captain Adam Updated [Source, Embed code, Narrative]
13-Jan-2021 08:24 Dmitriy Updated [Total occupants, Source, Narrative]
16-Jun-2022 10:50 harro Updated [Destination airport, Narrative, Accident report]
27-Jun-2022 14:45 Hirurg Updated [Time]

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