Robinson R66 OE-XHA

Summary

On 8 September 2016 at about 19:20 local time, a Robinson R66 registered OE-XHA, operated by Hannes Arch, was involved in an accident near Carinthia, Austria. 2 people were on board and one died, one was seriously injured. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

8 September 2016 at 19:20

Classification

Accident

Location

Carinthia, Austria

Coordinates

47.0233, 12.7483

Aircraft

Robinson R66

Registration

OE-XHA

Category

Helicopter

Operator

Hannes Arch

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Elberfelder Hut → Salzburg

Aircraft damage

Destroyed

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

CEN16WA365

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 September 8, 2016, at 1920 coordinated universal time (UTC), a Robinson R66, Austrian registration OE-XHA, was destroyed when it impacted terrain under unknown circumstances near Carinthia, Austria. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time of the accident. The pilot was fatally injured and the passenger was seriously injured. The flight originated from Elberfelder Hutte, Austria, and was en route to Salzburg (LOWS), Austria. The accident investigation is under the jurisdiction and control of the Austrian government. This report is for informational purposes only and contains only information released by or obtained from the Austrian government. Further information pertaining to this accident may be obtained from: Federal Office of Transport Accident Investigation Branch, Department of Aviation Postfach 207, 1000 Wien Lohnergasse 9, 1210 Wien Austria

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.