# NTSB CEN11WA592: Socata TB10, Kufstein, Austria, July 30, 2011

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Foreign investigation
- Date: July 30, 2011, 10:40 local (10:40 UTC)
- Place: Kufstein, Austria
- Coordinates: 47.6025, 11.970555 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.6025&lon=11.9706&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Defining event: [Enroute: Controlled flight into terr/obj (CFIT)](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/120)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal, 1 serious
- Status: Led by another country's authority
- NTSB office: Central Region
- Lead agency: Other
- Parties: Austrian Government
- NTSB case key (mKey): 81587
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CEN11WA592
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/81587/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN11WA592

## Probable cause

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: Controlled flight into terr/obj (CFIT)](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/120) (defining event); cases with it: [All aircraft, 1,074 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/120/sequence.md)

## Analysis

On July 30, 2011, at 1040 coordinated universal time, a Netherlands-registered Socata TB 10, PH-RCV, impacted terrain under unknown circumstances 7 nautical miles west northwest of Kufstein, Austria. Instrument meteorological conditions prevailed at the time of the accident. The pilot was seriously injured and the passenger sustained fatal injuries. The flight originated from Venezia San Nicolo (LIPV), Italy, and was en route to Schleißheim Airport (EDNX), Schleißheim, Germany. The Austrian investigators reported that the airplane impacted mountainous terrain during difficult weather conditions. 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 July 30, 2011, at 1040 coordinated universal time, a Netherlands-registered Socata TB 10, PH-RCV, impacted terrain under unknown circumstances 7 nautical miles west northwest of Kufstein, Austria. Instrument meteorological conditions prevailed at the time of the accident. The pilot was seriously injured and the passenger sustained fatal injuries. The flight originated from Venezia San Nicolo (LIPV), Italy, and was en route to Schleißheim Airport (EDNX), Schleißheim, Germany. The Austrian investigators reported that the airplane impacted mountainous terrain during difficult weather conditions. 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: PH-RCV (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: SOCATA TB10 (NO SERIES)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 1318
- Engines: Lycoming O-320-D2A 180 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Personal, Non-U.S., non-commercial
- Departed: LIPV, Venezia San Nic
- Destination: EDNX, Schleißheim
- Flight plan: Unknown

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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