- Date
- July 23, 2010, 15:10 local (15:10 UTC)
- Place
- Salzburg, Austria
- Injuries
- 1 fatal
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Aircraft
- OE-XBTBell 204
- NTSB office
- Central Region
- Lead agency
- Other
- Case key
- 76756
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Factual 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.
Aircraft
- Registration
- OE-XBT
- Reported as
- Bell 204 (B)
- Category
- Helicopter
- Serial number
- 2053
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Non-U.S., commercial
- Operator
- Heli Austria GmbH, doing business as Heli Austria
- Registered owner
- Heli Austria GmbH
Docket · 1
The files NTSB released with the investigation on September 9, 2010, on NTSB’s docket system: statements, records, photos and specialists’ reports. 13 KB in all.