Piper PA-32R-300 accident near Cairn Gorm, Gb, April 5, 2008
On April 5, 2008, a Piper PA-32R-300, registered GBSYC, was substantially damaged in an accident near Cairn Gorm. It was a flight of an unrecorded kind under non-U.S. private rules. The NTSB record does not give the injuries.
The NTSB's probable cause their words, unchanged
The NTSB has not yet published a probable cause for this accident. Investigations usually take one to two years; this page updates when the final report is released.
Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made October 5, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- April 5, 2008
- Place
- Cairn Gorm, United Kingdom
- Type
- Accident
- Injuries
- The NTSB record does not give the injuries.
- Weather
- not recorded
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-32R-300 · all PA-32R-300s on the register
- Registration
- GBSYC · no longer on the register
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Flight of an unrecorded kind · non-U.S. private rules
The NTSB's narrative preliminary · quoted from the NTSB record
On April 5, 2008, at an unconfirmed time, a Piper PA-32R-300, G-BSYC, collided with mountainous terrain near Cairn Gorm, Scotland, United Kingdom. The pilot was fatally injured. The investigation is under the jurisdiction of the Government of the United Kingdom. This report is for information purposes only and contains only information provided by the Government of the United Kingdom. Further information pertaining to this accident may be obtained from: Department for Transport Air Accident Investigation Branch Farnborough House Berkshire Copse Road Aldershot, Hampshire GU11 2HH, United Kingdom
The complete narrative as the NTSB published it. The NTSB's docket holds the report as a PDF and any photographs, statements and other documents from the investigation.
The factual record from the NTSB's investigation tables, in plain English
Pilot
- Injury: fatal
The aircraft
- Landing gear: fixed
Weather at the time
- Temperature: 0°F (-18°C), dew point 0°F (-18°C)
Documents from the investigation the NTSB's docket: the evidence folder behind the report
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