Amateur Construction VARI EZE HB-YCM

Summary

On 29 April 2018 at about 08:19 local time, a Amateur Construction VARI EZE registered HB-YCM was involved in an accident near Innsbruck, Austria. 2 people were on board and 2 died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

29 April 2018 at 08:19

Classification

Accident

Location

Innsbruck, Austria

Coordinates

Not recorded

Aircraft

Amateur Construction VARI EZE

Registration

HB-YCM

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Non-U.S., Non-Commercial

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Aircraft damage

Destroyed

NTSB number

CEN18WA154

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 April 29, 2018, about 0819 hours universal coordinated time, an amateur-built Vari-Eze airplane, Swiss registration HB-YCM, impacted terrain shortly after takeoff from the Innsbruck Airport (LOWI), Innsbruck, Austria. The pilot and passenger were fatally injured. The airplane was destroyed. The flight departed from LOWI shortly before the accident, with an intended destination of Portorož Airport (LJPZ), Portorož, Slovenia.The accident investigation is under the jurisdiction and control of the Swiss Transportation Safety Investigation Board (STSB). This report is for informational purposes and contains information released by or obtained from the government of Switzerland. Further information pertaining to this accident may be obtained from: Swiss Transportation Safety Investigation Board (STSB) Aviation Divison Aéropôle 1 CH-1530 Payerne Switzerland Telephone: +41 58 466 33 00 Facsimile: +41 58 466 33 01 E-mail: [email protected] Website: www.stsb.admin.ch

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.