What happened
On October 14, 2011, at 0857 UTC, a Piper PA-28-140, registration G-BBEF, crashed into terrain near Petit-Beauregard, Fontaines-sur-Grandson, Switzerland. The flight was being operated by Flybpl.com as a personal flight. The aircraft departed from Neuchâtel airport (LSGN) in Switzerland, with a planned destination of Amiens airport (LFAY) in France.
At the time of the accident, the weather was in visual meteorological conditions (VMC) with a visibility of 5 statute miles and winds from 060 degrees at 8 knots. The aircraft was operating under a visual flight rules flight plan. The impact resulted in 2 fatal injuries, involving both the pilot and the passenger. The aircraft was destroyed in the accident.