- Date
- June 12, 2011, 18:24 local (18:24 UTC)
- Place
- Reichelheim, Germany
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 3 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Aircraft
- G-TLELAmerican Blimp A60PLUS
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- NTSB office
- Central Region
- Lead agency
- Other
- Parties
- German BFU
- Case key
- 80787
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Probable cause
Under the jurisdiction and control of the German government.
Findings · 1
NTSB’s coded findings. Those marked are part of the probable cause; the rest are factors or other findings. Under each, the cases with the same finding.
Analysis
Under the jurisdiction and control of the German government.
Factual narrative
On June 12, 2011, at 1824 coordinated universal time, an American Blimp Corporation A-60+, United Kingdom registered G-TLEL, owned by Lightship Limited, was destroyed when it impacted terrain near Reichelsheim, Germany. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time of the accident. The pilot was fatally injured and three passengers were not injured. The flight originated from Reichelsheim, Germany. The accident investigation is under the jurisdiction and control of the German government. This report is for informational purposes only and contains only information released by or obtained from the German government or the German Federal Bureau of Aircraft Accident Investigation. Further information pertaining to this accident may be obtained from: German Federal Bureau of Aircraft Accident Investigation Bundesstelle fuer Flugunfalluntersuchung (BFU) Hermann-Blenk Strasse 16 38108 Braunschweig Germany
Aircraft
- Registration
- G-TLEL
- Reported as
- American Blimp A60PLUS (NO SERIES)
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Fire
- Unknown
- Flight
- Business · Non-U.S., non-commercial
- Registered owner
- Lightship Limited
- Departed
- Reichelsheim
- Destination
- Reichelsheim
- Flight plan
- Unknown
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Injuries
- Fatal
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Multi-engine land
- Medical
- Class 2, With waivers/limitations
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 260° at 4 knots
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 70 °F, dew point 43 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.01 inHg
- Observed at
- EDDF
Docket · 1
The files NTSB released with the investigation on June 21, 2011, on NTSB’s docket system: statements, records, photos and specialists’ reports. 12 KB in all.