Date:	Saturday 9 June 2012
Time:	17:15 LT
Type:	Robinson R44 Raven I
Owner/operator:	Schulter Planungs- und Ausführungs- GmbH
Registration:	OE-XKS
MSN:	1919
Year of manufacture:	2008
Engine model:	Lycoming O-540-F1B5
Fatalities:	Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 4
Other fatalities:	0
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.

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

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

Date/time	Contributor	Updates
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
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, ]