Bell 206B OE-XRH

Summary

On 8 February 2008 at about 08:30 local time, a Bell 206B registered OE-XRH, operated by Aerial Helecopter Leopold Reidinger, was involved in an accident near Totes Gebirge, Austria. 2 people were on board and 2 died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

8 February 2008 at 08:30

Classification

Accident

Location

Totes Gebirge, Austria

Coordinates

47.6869, 13.8683

Aircraft

Bell 206B

Registration

OE-XRH

Category

Helicopter

Operator

Aerial Helecopter Leopold Reidinger

Operating rule

Non-U.S., Non-Commercial

Purpose of flight

Instructional

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Wels → Unknown

Aircraft damage

Destroyed

Weather

VMC

NTSB number

DEN08WA062

2 people died.

The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.

Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.

Read the full NTSB narrative

On February 8, 2008, at 0830 UTC, a Bell 206B, Austrian registration OE-XRH, serial number 2795, was destroyed when the helicopter struck a cableway cable while maneuvering in mountainous terrain, and subsequently impacted terrain in the vicinity of Totes Gebirge, an 8,251 foot mountain located approximately 45 miles east of Salzburg, Austria. A post crash fire ensued consuming the cabin. The two persons on board were killed in the crash. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time of the accident. This investigation is under the jurisdiction and control of the Austrian government. Any further information may be obtained from: Federal Office of Transport Accident Investigation Branch/Department of Aviation P.O. Box 3000 Lohnergasse 9 A-1210 Vienna Austria This report is for informational purposes only and contains only information released by, or obtained from, the Federal Office of Transport, Accident Investigation Branch of Austria.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.