Robinson R44 OE-XKS

Summary

On 9 June 2012 at about 15:15 local time, a Robinson R44 registered OE-XKS, operated by Schulter Planungs und Ausfuhrungs - GmbH, was involved in an accident near Teisendorf, Germany. 4 people were on board and 4 died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

9 June 2012 at 15:15

Classification

Accident

Location

Teisendorf, Germany

Coordinates

Not recorded

Aircraft

Robinson R44

Registration

OE-XKS

Category

Helicopter

Engines

1

Operator

Schulter Planungs und Ausfuhrungs - GmbH

Operating rule

Non-U.S., Non-Commercial

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Augsburg → Salzburg

Aircraft damage

Destroyed

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

CEN12WA351

4 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 June 9, 2012, at 1515 UTC, a Robinson R44 helicopter, Austrian registration OE-XKS, was destroyed when it crashed into trees and mountaneous terrain near Teisendorf, Germany. The pilot and three passengers on board the helicopter were fatally injured. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time of the accident. The foreign, non-scheduled cross-country flight originated at Worms, Germany, and was en route to Salzburg, Austria. At 1520, the weather conditions at Salzburg, Austria, 12 miles east-southeast of the accident was wind 200 degrees at 3 knots, few clouds at 500 feet, broken ceiling at 6000 feet, visibility 6 miles, rain, temperature 57 degrees Fahrenheit (F), dew point 55 F, and altimeter setting 1017 hPa (pascals) This investigation is under the jurisdiction and control of the German government. Any further information may be obtained from: German Federal Bureau of Aircraft Accidents Investigation Bundesstelle fur Flugenfallensuchung (BFU) Herman-Blenk Strasse 16 38108 Braunschweig Germany Telefax: +49 5 31 - 35 48 - 246 Phone: +49 5 31 - 35 48 - 0 E-mail: [email protected] This report is for informational purposes only and contains only information released by, or obtained from, the BFU of Germany.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.