Incident
On 3 September 2003, an accident occurred involving a Mooney M20J aircraft near Malvaglia, Switzerland. The aircraft was destroyed, and there were fatal injuries among the occupants. No third-party damage was reported.
Aircraft
The aircraft involved was a Mooney M20J, a single-engine, four-seat, low-wing monoplane manufactured by Mooney Airplane Company. The specific registration or operator details were not provided in the investigation report.
Investigation
The accident was investigated by the Swiss accident investigation bureau (BFU) under file number u1879. The investigation report was published by the German Federal Bureau of Aircraft Accident Investigation (BFU) as an external authority report under identification 4X034-0/03 in March 2006.
Aftermath
The investigation did not specify a probable cause for the accident. The official report documents the factual circumstances including the date, location, aircraft type, damage, and injuries.