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Accidents · NTSB GAA20WA138 · Preliminary: the investigation is not finished

Piper PA28R incident near Slagelse, Dk, September 10, 2020

On September 10, 2020 at about 10:10 am local time, a Piper PA28R, registered OYBYC, suffered minor damage in an incident during takeoff near Slagelse. It was flown under non-U.S. private rules. No one was hurt; 1 person was on board or involved.

The NTSB's probable cause their words, unchanged

The NTSB has not yet published a probable cause for this incident. 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
September 10, 2020 · about 10:10 am local time
Place
Slagelse, Denmark
Type
Incident
Injuries
No one was hurt; 1 person was on board or involved.
Weather
not recorded
Aircraft
Piper PA28R 201T · all PA28Rs on the register
Registration
OYBYC · no longer on the register
Damage
Minor damage
Flight
Flight · non-U.S. private rules

The NTSB's narrative preliminary · quoted from the NTSB record

The government of Denmark has notified the NTSB of an accident involving a PIPER PA28R airplane that occurred on September 10, 2020. The NTSB has appointed a U.S. Accredited Representative to assist the government of Denmark's investigation under the provisions of ICAO Annex 13.All investigative information will be released by the government of Denmark.

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

What happened, in order

  1. Loss of engine power (total) during takeoff defining event

The aircraft

  • Landing gear: fixed
  • Not recorded

Weather at the time

  • Temperature: 0°F (-18°C), dew point 0°F (-18°C)

Injuries

FatalSeriousMinorNone
Flight crew1

Documents from the investigation the NTSB's docket: the evidence folder behind the report

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Everything on this page comes from the NTSB's public records. The narrative, probable cause and findings are the NTSB's own words; the coded tables behind the report are written out in plain English, with pilots' ages, home towns and medical details left out. The documents and photographs are the NTSB's docket, shown as the NTSB released them. This site's own text never names anyone involved. A preliminary report can change; the final report usually follows one to two years later, and the page is refreshed when it does.