Piper PA28 PH-RRR accident near Genk/Zwartberg, Belgium, March 8, 2024
Piper PA28, registration PH-RRR, was involved in an accident near Genk/Zwartberg, Belgium on March 8, 2024. The NTSB lists the highest injury level as minor, with 2 people on board. Case GAA24WA129 is n/a.
ADS-B receivers recorded 53 minutes of the flight after departing the Twente area (EHTW), reaching a maximum of 3,000 ft. The last recorded position was at 10:34 UTC, at 900 ft and 84 knots, descending at 320 feet per minute, about 2 km from Genk/Zwartberg Arpt (EBZW).
The nearest weather report, from EBBL (19 km away), showed wind 90° at 11 knots, visibility 6 miles or more, no ceiling reported (VFR conditions).
The aircraft is a Piper PA-28 181 Archer II registered in Netherlands (Mode S 4845C1).
This page reconstructs the flight from public ADS-B data for information only. The NTSB report is the authority on what happened and why.
Key facts
- Date
- March 8, 2024
- Location
- Genk/Zwartberg, Belgium
- Aircraft
- Piper PA28
- Registration
- PH-RRR
- Injuries
- Minor (2 on board)
- NTSB case
- GAA24WA129 (N/A)
- Departure area
- Twente (EHTW)
- Nearest airport
- Genk/Zwartberg Arpt (EBZW)
- Recorded flight
- 53 min, max 3,000 ft
- Last recorded position
- 10:34 UTC, 900 ft, 84 kt
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Sources: NTSB case GAA24WA129; ADS-B flight data from adsb.lol (ODbL); weather from NOAA / Iowa Environmental Mesonet and Open-Meteo.