Rotorway EXEC 162F HB-YKJ

Summary

On 24 August 2019 at about 14:00 local time, a Rotorway EXEC 162F registered HB-YKJ, operated by Widmer, Marcel, was involved in an accident near Herisau, Switzerland. 2 people were on board and one died, one was seriously injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

24 August 2019 at 14:00

Classification

Accident

Location

Herisau, Switzerland

Coordinates

47.3775, 9.3186

Aircraft

Rotorway EXEC 162F

Registration

HB-YKJ

Category

Helicopter

Operator

Widmer, Marcel

Operating rule

Unknown

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Aircraft damage

Substantial

NTSB number

CEN19WA285

1 person 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 August 24, 2019, about 1400 universal coordinated time, a Rotorway Exec 162F helicopter, Swiss registration HB-YKJ, was destroyed when it crashed in a meadow during an autorotation and caught fire, about 3 miles south of Herisau, Switzerland. The pilot was fatally injured, and the passenger sustained serious injuries. The accident investigation is under the jurisdiction and control of the government of Switzerland. This report is for information purposes only and contains only information released by or obtained from the Swiss Transport Investigation Safety Board (STSB). The NTSB has appointed a U.S. Accredited Representative to assist the STSB investigation under the provisions of ICAO Annex 13. Further information pertaining to this accident may be obtained from: Swiss Transport Investigation Safety Board (STSB) 3003 Bern, Switzerland Tel. +41 58 466 80 79 Fax +41 58 466 33 01 Website: https://www.stsb.admin.ch

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.