Schweizer 269C-1 CS-HFD

Summary

On 4 December 2014 at about 10:45 local time, a Schweizer 269C-1 registered CS-HFD, operated by Escola de Aviação Aerocondor, was involved in an accident near Ponte de Sôr, Portugal. 2 people were on board and 2 died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

4 December 2014 at 10:45

Classification

Accident

Location

Ponte de Sôr, Portugal

Nearest airport

Ponte de Sôr Airfield

Coordinates

39.2494, -8.0858

Aircraft

Schweizer 269C-1

Registration

CS-HFD

Category

Helicopter

Operator

Escola de Aviação Aerocondor

Operating rule

Non-U.S., Non-Commercial

Purpose of flight

Instructional

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Ponte de Sôr → Ponte de Sôr

Aircraft damage

Destroyed

Weather

Unk

NTSB number

CEN15WA070

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 December 4, 2014, at 1045 coordinated universal time, a Schweizer 269C-1 helicopter, Portuguese registered CS-HFD, impacted terrain under unknown circumstances near Ponte de Sôr, Portugal, during an instructional flight. The instructor pilot and the student pilot were fatally injured. The helicopter was destroyed. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time of the accident and no known flight plan was filed. The accident investigation is under the jurisdiction and control of the Portuguese government. Further information pertaining to this accident may be obtained from: Ministério das Obras Públicas, Transportes e Comunicações GPIAA - Gabinete de Prevenção e Investigação de Acidentes com Aeronave Praça Duque de Saldanha 31-4º 1050-094 LISOBOA, Portugal This report is for informational purposes only and contains only information released by or obtained from the Portuguese government.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.