Ecuvillens - Geneva

On November 10, 2011 at 02:14 PM, Ecuvillens - Geneva experienced a crash involving Piper PA-31-310 Navajo, operated by Michel Tabrizian, with the event recorded near Ecuvillens Fribourg.

The flight was categorized as private and the reported phase was takeoff (climb) at a airport (less than 10 km from airport) crash site.

1 people were known to be on board, 1 fatalities were recorded, 0 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 100.0%.

Crew on board: 1, crew fatalities: 1, passengers on board: 0, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is human factor. Forty seconds after its take off from Ecuvillens Airport runway 28, while flying at a speed of 120 knots, the aircraft slightly turned to the right without gaining sufficient altitude. Then, its altitude fluctuated and it descended and climbed again. Suddenly, the aircraft hit tree tops, lost some wing's and empennage elements while all engine cowlings separated. The fuel tanks were spoiled and the aircraft caught fire. It overflew the wooded area for a distance of 120 metres then impacted a powerline before crashing in an open field located 275 metres after the initial impact, bursting into flames. The pilot, sole on board, was killed.

Aircraft reference details include registration HB-LOT, MSN 31-7400981, year of manufacture 1974.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 46.7568°, 7.0837°.