Accident
On January 19, 2009, at 1140 coordinated universal time (1240 central European Time), a Piper Aircraft Corporation PA-42-720, German registered D-IDIA, was destroyed when it impacted terrain under unknown circumstances near Konigstein, Hessen, Germany. The aircraft was owned by HELI Flight Flugschule Flugbetrieb GmbH. Instrument meteorological conditions prevailed at the time of the accident. The pilot was fatally injured.
The flight originated from Frankfurt/Main, Germany, and was en route to Bad Nauheim, Germany.
Investigation
German investigators reported that the airplane was destroyed when it flew "into terrain in bad weather." The accident investigation is under the jurisdiction and control of the German government. This report is for informational purposes only and contains only information released by or obtained from the German government or German Federal Bureau of Aircraft Accident Investigation. Further information pertaining to this accident may be obtained from the German Federal Bureau of Aircraft Accidents Investigation (Bundesstelle fuer Flugunfalluntersuchung, BFU).