# NTSB CEN10WA134: Cessna 150, Waldzell, Austria, February 28, 2010

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Foreign investigation
- Date: February 28, 2010, 08:13 local (08:13 UTC)
- Place: Waldzell, Austria
- Coordinates: 48.131668, -13.443333 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=48.1317&lon=-13.4433&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Defining event: [Enroute: Loss of control in flight](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/240)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 2 fatal
- Status: Led by another country's authority
- NTSB office: Central Region
- Lead agency: Other
- Parties: Cessna Aircraft Company, Accident Investigation Branch - Aviation - Austria
- NTSB case key (mKey): 75426
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CEN10WA134
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/75426/pdf
- NTSB docket: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=75426
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN10WA134

## Probable cause

This accident is under the jurisdiction and control of the Austrian government.

## Findings

NTSB's coded findings; those marked are part of the probable cause.

- [Not determined](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/05000000): Not determined › Not determined · Other authority investigated (probable cause); cases with it: [All aircraft, 2,247 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/05000000/cases.md)

## Sequence of events

The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event best describes what happened.

- [Enroute: Loss of control in flight](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/240) (defining event); cases with it: [All aircraft, 5,002 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/240/sequence.md)

## Analysis

On February 28, 2010, at 0813 coordinated universal time, a Cessna 150E, Austrian registered OE-CFT, was substantially damaged when it impacted terrain under unknown circumstances near Waldzell, Austria. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time of the accident. The flight instructor and student pilot were fatally injured. The flight departed Salzburg and was en route to Suben, Austria The Austrian investigators reported that the airplane lost control while in flight and subsequently impacted hilly terrain. 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: BMVIT – IIBAV/UUB/LF Federal Office of Transport Accident Investigation Branch, Department of Aviation Postfach 207, 1000 Wien Lohnergasse 9, 1210 Wien Austria

## Factual narrative

On February 28, 2010, at 0813 coordinated universal time, a Cessna 150E, Austrian registered OE-CFT, was substantially damaged when it impacted terrain under unknown circumstances near Waldzell, Austria. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time of the accident. The flight instructor and student pilot were fatally injured. The flight departed Salzburg and was en route to Suben, Austria The Austrian investigators reported that the airplane lost control while in flight and subsequently impacted hilly terrain. 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: BMVIT – IIBAV/UUB/LF Federal Office of Transport Accident Investigation Branch, Department of Aviation Postfach 207, 1000 Wien Lohnergasse 9, 1210 Wien Austria

## Aircraft

- Registration: OE-CFT (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 15061097
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Instructional, Non-U.S., non-commercial
- Operator: BFS Business Flight Salzburg
- Registered owner: BFS Business Flight Salzburg
- Departed: LOWS, Salzburg
- Destination: LOLS, Suben
- Flight plan: Unknown

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 170° at 10 knots
- Visibility: 6 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: 9,500 ft broken
- Temperature: 50 °F, dew point 25 °F
- Altimeter: 29.32 inHg
- Observed at: LOWS

## Docket (1 files)

The files NTSB released with the investigation on March 11, 2010, on NTSB's docket system: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=75426. 10 KB in all.

- Docket Insert - CEN10WA134 (item 1, .PDF, 10 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40326442&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Docket%20Insert%20-%20CEN10WA134-Master.PDF

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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