ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 269731
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| Date: | Sunday 21 November 2021 |
| Time: | 16:52 LT |
| Type: |  Bell 429 GlobalRanger |
| Owner/operator: | Goldeck-Flug |
| Registration: | OE-XCE |
| MSN: | 57319 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Wiener Neustadt (LOAN) -
 Austria
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Bolzano Airport (BZO/LIPB) |
| Wiener Neustadt/Ost Airport (LOAN) | |
| Investigating agency: | UUS Austria |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The helicopter crashed and caught fire during an attempted landing at Wiener Neustadt/Ost Airport, Austria. The flight originated in Italy and a passenger had been dropped off earlier at a different airfield in Austria before the pilot planned to continue back to the aircraft's base, whilst holding the option of returning to the intermediate airfield. The pilot suffered fatal injuries. The crash occurred at night with fog forming on the airfield.
Probable causes
• Continuation of a visual flight under instrument meteorological conditions
• Spatial disorientation
Probable factors
• Non-compliance with visibility and distance from cloud minima according to SERA and LVR
• Non-compliance with approach procedure
• Little experience regarding night landings
• Lack of or no experience in instrument flight
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
https://www.bmk.gv.at/dam/jcr:f6373c09-ff5a-4749-b6f3-e35b1d577349/zb_211121_bell_flugplatz_wr_neustadt_ost_85291.pdf
https://exxpress.at/haselsteiners-helikopter-in-wr-neustadt-explodiert/
https://www.wildbergair.com/photos/airports/Austria/LOAN/20210312/20210312_XCE.htm
https://www.diepresse.com/6064174/hubschrauber-von-hans-peter-haselsteiner-abgesturzt
https://www.flightradar24.com/data/aircraft/oe-xce#29efacbf
https://www.goldeckflug.com/en/our-fleet/bell-429-global-ranger-en/
https://www.austrianwings.info/2021/11/bell-429-im-dichten-nebel-am-flugplatz-wiener-neustadt-zerschellt-pilot-tot/
https://kurier.at/chronik/niederoesterreich/helikopter-von-hans-peter-haselsteiner-abgestuerzt-und-explodiert/401813839
https://kurier.at/chronik/niederoesterreich/sicherheitsdebatte-nach-helikopter-absturz-instrumentenanflug-gestoppt/401815039
https://news.in-24.com/news/302295.html
https://kurier.at/chronik/niederoesterreich/wiener-neustadt-ermittlungen-nach-hubschrauberabsturz-laufen/401814121
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 21-Nov-2021 17:45 | harro | Added |
| 21-Nov-2021 17:52 | harro | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Damage, Narrative, Category] |
| 22-Nov-2021 17:18 | joelbeniciocaetano | Updated [Source] |
| 22-Nov-2021 17:43 | joelbeniciocaetano | Updated [Source] |
| 23-Nov-2021 11:33 | Aerossurance | Updated [Source] |
| 13-Jun-2023 06:09 | harro | Updated [[Source]] |
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