Basel-Mulhouse Airport
Aircraft Accident/Incident Report

Basel Swaziland
Monday, July 23, 2007 9:25 UTC

NTSB Narrative Summary Released at Completion of Accident

On July 23, 2007, at 0925 coordinated universal time, an Express 2000 ER,Swiss registered HB-YMN, owned and piloted by the accident pilot, was destroyed when it impacted terrain under unknown circumstances near Basil, Switzerland. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time of the accident. The pilot was fatally injured. The flight was originating at the time of the accident and was en route to Oshkosh, Wisconsin. The Swiss investigators reported that "after take-off from Basel-Mulhouse airport," the airplane impacted a building approximately 3.8 kilometers off of the departure end of the runway. The accident investigation is under the jurisdiction and control of the Swiss government. This report is for informational purposes only and contains only information released by or obtained from the Swiss government or Swiss Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau. Further information pertaining to this accident may be obtained from: Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau - Switzerland CH - 3003 Berne Switzerland

NTSB Probable Cause Narrative

Not Yet Reported

Event Information

Type of Event Accident
Event Date 7/23/2007
Event Day of the Week Monday
Time of Event 925
Event Time Zone Coordinated Universal Time? Same as GMT
Event City Basel
Event State --
Event Country SWAZILAND
Zipcode of the event site 00000
Event Date Year 2007
Event Date Month 7
MidAir Collision Indicator No
On Ground Collision occurred ? No
Event Location Latitude 473500N
Event Location Longitude 0073500E
Event Location Airport Basel-Mulhouse
Event Location Nearest Airport ID LFSB
Indicates whether the acc/inc occurred off or on an airport Off Airport/Airstrip
Distance from airport in statute miles --
Degrees magnetic from airport --
Airport Elevation --
Weather Briefing Completeness --
Investigator's weather source Weather Observation Facility
Time of the weather observation 930 Coordinated Universal Time? Same as GMT
Direction of event from weather observation facility (degrees) --
Weather Observation Facility ID LFSB
Elevation of weather observation facility --
Distance of event from weather observation facility (units?) --
Time Zone of the weather observation UTC
Lighting Conditions Day
Lowest Ceiling Height --
Lowest Non-Ceiling Height --
Sky/Lowest/Cloud Conditions Clear
Sky Condition for Lowest Ceiling None
Visibility Runway Visual Range (Feet) --
Visibility Runway Visual Value (Statute Miles) --
Visibility (Statute Miles) 10
Air Temperature at event time (in degrees celsius) 21
Dew Point at event time (in degress fahrenheit) 15
Wind Direction (degrees magnetic) 320
Variable Wind Indicator Wind direction could be determined
Wind Speed (knots) 5
Wind Velocity Indicator --
Wind Gust Indicator Not Gusting
Wind Gust (knots) --
Altimeter Setting at event time (in. Hg) 29.65
Density Altitude (feet) --
Intensity of Precipitation --
METAR weather report --
Event Highest Injury Fatal
On Ground, Fatal Injuries --
On Ground, Minor Injuries --
On Ground, Serious Injuries --
Injury Total Fatal 1
Injury Total Minor --
Injury Total None --
Injury Total Serious --
Injury Total All 1
Investigating Agency Foreign
NTSB Docket Number (internal use) --
NTSB Notification Source German BFU
NTSB Notification Date Jul 24 2007 12:00AM
NTSB Notification Time --
Fiche Number and/or location -used to find docket information DMS
Date of most recent change to record Jul 30 2007 3:30PM
User who most recently changed record ntsb\Administrator
Basic weather conditions Visual Meteorological Cond
FAA District Office Swiss AAIB

Aircraft Involved

Aircraft #1

Aircraft Registration Number --
NTSB Number DEN07WA125
Missing Aircraft Indicator --
Federal Aviation Reg. Part Non-U.S., Non-Commercial
Type of Flight Plan filed Unknown
Flight plan Was Activated? --
Damage Destroyed
Aircraft Fire None
Aircraft Explosion None
Aircraft Manufacturer's Full Name Express Aircraft
Aircraft Model Express 2000 ER
Aircraft Series Identifier --
Aircraft Serial Number --
Certified Max Gross Weight --
Aircraft Category Airplane
Aircraft Registration Class --
Aircraft is a homebuilt? Yes
Flight Crew Seats --
Cabin Crew Seats --
Passenger Seats --
Total number of seats on the aircraft --
Number of Engines 1
Fixed gear or retractable gear Fixed
Aircraft, Type of Last Inspection Unknown
Date of Last Inspection --
Airframe hours since last inspection --
Airframe Hours --
ELT Installed --
ELT Activated --
ELT Aided Location of Event Site --
ELT Type --
Aircraft Owner Name On File
Aircraft Owner Street Address On File
Aircraft Owner City Fischbach
Aircraft Owner State --
Aircraft Owner Country SZ
Aircraft Owner Zipcode 5525
Operator is an individual? Yes
Operator Name --
Operator Same as Owner? Yes
Operator Is Doing Business As --
Operator Address Same as Owner? Yes
Operator Street Address --
Operator City --
Operator State --
Operator Country --
Operator Zip code --
Operator Code --
Owner has at least one certificate None
Other Operator of large aircraft? --
Certified for Part 133 or 137 Operation --
Operator Certificate Number --
Indicates whether an air carrier operation was scheduled or not --
Indicates Domestic or International Flight --
Operator carrying Pax/Cargo/Mail --
Type of Flying (Per_Bus / Primary) Positioning
Second Pilot on Board No
Departure Point Same as Event Yes
Departure Airport Code LFSB
Departure City Basel
Departure State --
Departure Country SZ
Departure Time 925
Departure Time Zone UTC
Destination Same as Local Flt --
Destination Airport Code KOSH
Destination City OSHKOSH
Destination State WI
Destination Country USA
Specific Phase of Flight Takeoff - initial climb
Report sent to ICAO? --
Evacuation occurred --
Date of most recent change to record Jul 30 2007 2:51PM
User who most recently changed record BOWL
Since inspection or accident --
Event Location Runway Number and Location NA
Runway Length --
Runway Width --
Sight Seeing flight No
Air Medical Flight No
Medical Flight --