# NTSB CEN11WA394: American Blimp A60PLUS, Reichelheim, Germany, June 12, 2011

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Foreign investigation
- Date: June 12, 2011, 18:24 local (18:24 UTC)
- Place: Reichelheim, Germany
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal, 3 uninjured
- Status: Led by another country's authority
- NTSB office: Central Region
- Lead agency: Other
- Parties: German BFU
- NTSB case key (mKey): 80787
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CEN11WA394
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/80787/pdf
- NTSB docket: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=80787
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN11WA394

## Probable cause

Under the jurisdiction and control of the German 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)

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

- Pilot; injuries: fatal; 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 files)

The files NTSB released with the investigation on June 21, 2011, on NTSB's docket system: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=80787. 12 KB in all.

- Docket Insert - CEN11WA394 (item 1, .PDF, 12 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40349574&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Docket%20Insert%20-%20CEN11WA394-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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