Extra EA-400 crash, Mar 17, 2025 (3 killed), La Punt-Cham...
Extra EA-400 accident on March 17, 2025 near La Punt-Chamues-ch, Graubünden, Switzerland with 3 fatalities. Cause: SUST factual report (Blick, 20...
- Date: March 17, 2025
- Aircraft: Extra EA-400
- Location: La Punt-Chamues-ch, Graubünden, Switzerland
- Fatalities: 3
- Phase of flight: Takeoff and climb
- Cause: SUST factual report (Blick, 20 Minuten, Tages Anzeiger, Sky News): at takeoff the aircraft was about 5 percent over maximum allowed weight and the center of gravity was behind the aft limit. Flight data and wreckage were almost destroyed by fire, so the exact cause could not be determined. The aircraft may not have reached enough altitude on the Albula pass route.
A Swiss registered Extra EA 400 crashed and burned at the edge of La Punt two minutes after leaving Samedan. All three aboard died. The aircraft was about five percent overweight with its center of gravity beyond the aft limit.