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| Date: | Sunday 18 July 2021 |
| Time: | c. 16:15 LT |
| Type: |  Mooney M20J 205 MSE |
| Owner/operator: | private |
| Registration: | D-EMPE |
| MSN: | 24-3186 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Gloggentürmli, Gotthard Massif -
 Switzerland
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Donaueschingen-Villingen Airport (ZQL/EDTD) |
| Locarno Airport (ZJI/LSZL) | |
| Investigating agency: | STSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The Mooney M20J 205 MSE crashed in the Gloggentürmli area, Gotthard Massif, at an elevation of 2.700 meters.
Probable Cause:
The accident, in which the aircraft collided with the terrain while flying over the main Alpine ridge, was due to the continuation of a visual flight in unsatisfactory weather conditions.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
https://www.swissinfo.ch/fre/un-petit-avion-s-%C3%A9crase-dans-la-r%C3%A9gion-du-gothard--un-mort/46799358
https://gossau24.ch/articles/77804-kleinflugzeug-am-gotthard-abgestuerzt
https://flightaware.com/live/flight/DEMPE/history/20210718/1343Z
https://www.flightradar24.com/data/aircraft/d-empe
https://www.sust.admin.ch/inhalte/AV-berichte/D-EMPE.pdf (investigation opened)
STSB
https://cdn.jetphotos.com/full/5/36701_1494781702.jpg (photo)
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 13 October 2019 | D-EMPE | Private | 0 | Dahlemer Binz Airfield (EDKV) |  |
min |
| Gear-up landing | ||||||
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 19-Jul-2021 15:45 | gerard57 | Added |
| 19-Jul-2021 16:14 | RobertMB | Updated [Date, Time, Aircraft type, Registration, Source, Narrative] |
| 22-Jul-2021 14:07 | Captain Adam | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Location, Source, Narrative] |
| 22-Jul-2021 17:16 | Anon. | Updated [Destination airport] |
| 23-Jul-2021 00:58 | RobertMB | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Location, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 26-Jul-2021 14:06 | TB | Updated [Operator, Narrative] |
| 29-Jul-2021 16:51 | harro | Updated [Time, Departure airport, Source] |
| 03-Aug-2021 07:28 | SwissPilot | Updated [Source] |
| 07-Jun-2024 07:48 | ASN | Updated [Narrative, Category, Accident report] |
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