Bell 204 OE-XBT

Summary

On 23 July 2010 at about 15:10 local time, a Bell 204 registered OE-XBT, operated by Heli Austria GmbH, was involved in an accident near Salzburg, Austria. One person was on board and one died. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

23 July 2010 at 15:10

Classification

Accident

Location

Salzburg, Austria

Coordinates

Not recorded

Aircraft

Bell 204

Registration

OE-XBT

Category

Helicopter

Engines

1

Operator

Heli Austria GmbH

Operating rule

Non-U.S., Commercial

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Aircraft damage

Substantial

NTSB number

CEN10WA435

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 July 23, 2010, at 1510 UTC, a Bell 204 B, Austrian registration OE-XBT, crashed in mountainous terrain near Dienten am Hochkonig, Salzburg, Austria, while transporting concrete for building construction. The pilot, the sole person on board, was killed and the helicopter was substantially damaged. Instrument meteorological conditions prevailed at the time of the accident. The investigation is under the jurisdiction and control of the Austrian government. Any further information may be obtained from: Federal Office of Transport Accident Investigation Branch/Department of Aviation P.O. Box 3000 Lohnergasse 9 A-1210 Vienna Austria This report is for informational purposes only and contains only information released by, or obtained from, the AIB of Austria.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.