Accident Robinson R44 Raven I OE-XKS,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 146218
 
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Date:Saturday 9 June 2012
Time:17:15 LT
Type:Silhouette image of generic R44 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Robinson R44 Raven I
Owner/operator:Schulter Planungs- und Ausführungs- GmbH
Registration: OE-XKS
MSN: 1919
Year of manufacture:2008
Fatalities:Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 4
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Category:Accident
Location:Near Teisendorf, southeast Bavaria -   Germany
Phase: En route
Nature:Private
Departure airport:EDMA
Destination airport:LOWS
Investigating agency: BFU
Confidence Rating: Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities
Narrative:
A Robinson R44 Raven I crashed in a wooded area near Teisendorf, southeast Bavaria, on a flight from Augsburg - EDMA, Germany to Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Airport- LOWS, Salzburg, Austria and burst into flames.
A few minutes before the tragic accident happened ATC contact was lost after the pilot reported that he had to perform a precautionary landing, just 15 km away from its destination, due to poor visibility conditions.

All four occupants of the Austrian registered helicopter were killed.

Accident investigation:
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Investigating agency: BFU
Report number: BFU CX011-12
Status: Investigation completed
Duration:
Download report: Final report

Sources:

http://salzburg.orf.at/news/stories/2536544/
http://www.krone.at/324029utm_source=krone.at&utm_medium=RSS-Feed&utm_campaign=Nachrichten
https://www.wienerzeitung.at/nachrichten/aktuell/463760_Vier-Tote-bei-Helikopter-Absturz-in-Bayern.html

Images:


Photo (c) Michael Noestlinger, taken at Gmunden, Flachberg, 11-SEP-2011

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
09-Jun-2012 11:56 Alpine Flight Added
09-Jun-2012 12:01 Alpine Flight Updated [Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Narrative]
09-Jun-2012 12:30 Alpine Flight Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Operator, Source]
09-Jun-2012 12:37 Anon. Updated [Source]
09-Jun-2012 13:02 Anon. Updated [Source]
09-Jun-2012 13:32 docnoe Updated [[Source]]
09-Jun-2012 14:07 Alpine Flight Updated [Aircraft type]
09-Jun-2012 17:32 RobertMB Updated [Operator, Location, Source, Narrative]
10-Jun-2012 01:33 Maverick Updated [Narrative]
10-Jun-2012 03:01 RobertMB Updated [Operator, Location, Source, Narrative]

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