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Accidents · NTSB GAA22WA142 · Preliminary: the investigation is not finished

Piper PA-28R accident near Le Touquet, Gb, April 2, 2022

On April 2, 2022 at about 9:20 am local time, a Piper PA-28R, registered GEGVA, was substantially damaged in an accident near Le Touquet. It was flown under rules the NTSB did not record. 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 2, 2022 · about 9:20 am local time
Place
Le Touquet, United Kingdom
Type
Accident
Injuries
The NTSB record does not give the injuries.
Weather
not recorded
Aircraft
Piper PA-28R · all PA-28Rs on the register
Registration
GEGVA · no longer on the register
Damage
Substantial damage
Flight
Flight · rules the NTSB did not record

The factual record from the NTSB's investigation tables, in plain English

What happened, in order

  1. Missing aircraft during unknown defining event

The aircraft

  • Landing gear: fixed
  • Not recorded

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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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.