# NTSB CEN10WA435: Bell 204, Salzburg, Austria, July 23, 2010

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Foreign investigation
- Date: July 23, 2010, 15:10 local (15:10 UTC)
- Place: Salzburg, Austria
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Led by another country's authority
- NTSB office: Central Region
- Lead agency: Other
- NTSB case key (mKey): 76756
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CEN10WA435
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/76756/pdf
- NTSB docket: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=76756
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN10WA435

## 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 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: 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 files)

The files NTSB released with the investigation on September 9, 2010, on NTSB's docket system: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=76756. 13 KB in all.

- Austrian Government Contact Information (item 1, .PDF, 13 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40335686&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Austrian%20Government%20Contact%20Information-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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