Samedan Airport
Aircraft Accident/Incident Report

Bever Swaziland
Sunday, December 19, 2010 14:02 UTC

NTSB Narrative Summary Released at Completion of Accident

On December 19, 2010, 1402 coordinated universal time, a German registered Raytheon 390 Premier I, D-IAYL, was destroyed upon impact with terrain while maneuvering near Bever, Switzerland. The two pilots were fatally injured. The airplane departed Zagreb Airport (LDZA), Croatia, and was destined for Samedan Airport (LSZS), Switzerland. According to initial information provided by Switzerland's Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau (AAIB), the airplane was performing a right turn at low altitude in order to land at LSZS. The investigation is under the jurisdiction of the Government of Switzerland. This report is for information purposes only and contains only information released by the Government of Switzerland. Further information pertaining to this accident may be obtained from: Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau (AAIB) Aeropole 1 Rte de Morens CH-1530 Payerne Switzerland

NTSB Probable Cause Narrative

Not Yet Reported

Event Information

Type of Event Accident
Event Date 12/19/2010
Event Day of the Week Sunday
Time of Event 1402
Event Time Zone Coordinated Universal Time? Same as GMT
Event City Bever
Event State --
Event Country SWAZILAND
Zipcode of the event site --
Event Date Year 2010
Event Date Month 12
MidAir Collision Indicator No
On Ground Collision occurred ? No
Event Location Latitude 463255N
Event Location Longitude 0095320E
Event Location Airport Samedan
Event Location Nearest Airport ID LSZS
Indicates whether the acc/inc occurred off or on an airport --
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 1340 Coordinated Universal Time? Same as GMT
Direction of event from weather observation facility (degrees) 1
Weather Observation Facility ID LSZS
Elevation of weather observation facility 5600
Distance of event from weather observation facility (units?) 1
Time Zone of the weather observation UTC
Lighting Conditions --
Lowest Ceiling Height 4000
Lowest Non-Ceiling Height 2500
Sky/Lowest/Cloud Conditions Few
Sky Condition for Lowest Ceiling Broken
Visibility Runway Visual Range (Feet) --
Visibility Runway Visual Value (Statute Miles) --
Visibility (Statute Miles) 2
Air Temperature at event time (in degrees celsius) -6
Dew Point at event time (in degress fahrenheit) -10
Wind Direction (degrees magnetic) 200
Variable Wind Indicator Wind direction could be determined
Wind Speed (knots) 8
Wind Velocity Indicator --
Wind Gust Indicator --
Wind Gust (knots) --
Altimeter Setting at event time (in. Hg) 29.59
Density Altitude (feet) --
Intensity of Precipitation --
METAR weather report METAR LSZS 191340Z 20008KT 170V230 3000 -SN BR FEW
Event Highest Injury Fatal
On Ground, Fatal Injuries --
On Ground, Minor Injuries --
On Ground, Serious Injuries --
Injury Total Fatal 2
Injury Total Minor --
Injury Total None --
Injury Total Serious --
Injury Total All 2
Investigating Agency Foreign
NTSB Docket Number (internal use) --
NTSB Notification Source AAIB
NTSB Notification Date --
NTSB Notification Time --
Fiche Number and/or location -used to find docket information --
Date of most recent change to record Dec 27 2010 11:06AM
User who most recently changed record bowl
Basic weather conditions Instrument Meteorological Cond
FAA District Office --

Aircraft Involved

Aircraft #1

Aircraft Registration Number --
NTSB Number CEN11WA119
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 Ground
Aircraft Explosion None
Aircraft Manufacturer's Full Name RAYTHEON
Aircraft Model 390
Aircraft Series Identifier NO SERIES
Aircraft Serial Number RB-249
Certified Max Gross Weight 12590
Aircraft Category Airplane
Aircraft Registration Class --
Aircraft is a homebuilt? No
Flight Crew Seats 2
Cabin Crew Seats --
Passenger Seats 6
Total number of seats on the aircraft 8
Number of Engines --
Fixed gear or retractable gear Retractable
Aircraft, Type of Last Inspection --
Date of Last Inspection --
Airframe hours since last inspection --
Airframe Hours --
ELT Installed Unknown
ELT Activated Unknown
ELT Aided Location of Event Site Unknown
ELT Type --
Aircraft Owner Name SG Equipment Finance
Aircraft Owner Street Address --
Aircraft Owner City Zurich
Aircraft Owner State --
Aircraft Owner Country SZ
Aircraft Owner Zipcode --
Operator is an individual? No
Operator Name --
Operator Same as Owner? No
Operator Is Doing Business As --
Operator Address Same as Owner? No
Operator Street Address --
Operator City Berlin
Operator State --
Operator Country GE
Operator Zip code --
Operator Code --
Owner has at least one certificate None
Other Operator of large aircraft? No
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) Unknown
Second Pilot on Board --
Departure Point Same as Event No
Departure Airport Code LDZA
Departure City Zagreb
Departure State --
Departure Country HR
Departure Time --
Departure Time Zone --
Destination Same as Local Flt crash at destination city
Destination Airport Code LSZS
Destination City Samedan
Destination State --
Destination Country SZ
Specific Phase of Flight --
Report sent to ICAO? --
Evacuation occurred --
Date of most recent change to record Dec 20 2010 12:15PM
User who most recently changed record aguj
Since inspection or accident --
Event Location Runway Number and Location --
Runway Length --
Runway Width --
Sight Seeing flight No
Air Medical Flight No
Medical Flight --