N-registered Mooney down in Slovenia

[Igor_U]

Not much of the details are known but it seems weather was bad. There are few news links at this ANS page:

https://asn.flightsafety.org/wikibase/484185

It's an M20R Ovation. I always wondered about N-Registered planes based and operating in Europe; how does it work, are there any advantages? 

 

[Mooney in Oz]

13 hours ago, Igor_U said:

Not much of the details are known but it seems weather was bad. There are few news links at this ANS page:

https://asn.flightsafety.org/wikibase/484185

It's an M20R Ovation. I always wondered about N-Registered planes based and operating in Europe; how does it work, are there any advantages? 

 

It reads to me like a spacial disorientation loss of control ending in a spiral at a serious rate of descent.

[Ibra]

16 hours ago, Igor_U said:

I always wondered about N-Registered planes based and operating in Europe; how does it work, are there any advantages?

Historically yes as FAA rules for licensing, operation and maintenance were lighter and pragmatic for private operations, the JAA/JAR required compliance with airline rules. Less advantages now as new EASA rules were tailored for GA operations and they have mirrored FAA rules when it comes to non commercial operations (NCO, Part-ML...are now in force since 2020) 

Pilots can have N-Registered aircraft based in Europe as long as they have "dual papers" for EASA & FAA licences 

 

 

 

[AJ88V]

Sorry for the loss of one of our brethren.  Clear skies and tailwinds.

[mike_elliott]

If anyone has any contact info for the pilot surviving spouse, please let me know and I will have the Mooney Summit’s Bill Gilliland foundation engage

[Ibra]

11 minutes ago, mike_elliott said:

If anyone has any contact info for the pilot surviving spouse, please let me know and I will have the Mooney Summit’s Bill Gilliland foundation engage

Thanks for what you are doing for fellow Mooniacs !

I don't have family contacts, but the pilot name was released to press today, 

https://www.observatoiredeleurope.com/le-contributeur-suedois-de-la-baie-de-pirate-de-pirate-carl-lundstrom-decede-en-slovenie_a65169.html

Edited 17 hours ago by Ibra

[MatthiasArnold]

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carl_Lundström

[Schllc]

My understanding is that the ultra’s are not “certified” or whatever language Europe uses so in order for owners to keep them there, they must retain an n-number. 
it may be the acclaim only, not sure, but that was the reason one I looked at ferrying from Switzerland still had an n-number. 
I believe the only advantage would be the ease of selling since the US is the majority of the worlds GA. 

[Fritz1]

VAT or sales tax is much higher in most European countries, IFR ticket more complicated to get and currency more complicated since weather much more diverse per distance traveled, Europe is much further North than most of the US, Rome Italy is at the latitude of New York City, colder, more icing than most of the US