# NTSB CEN13WA061: Reims-Cessna F150, Birr, Ireland, Ireland, November 11, 2012

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Foreign investigation
- Date: November 11, 2012, 16:55 local (16:55 UTC)
- Place: Birr, Ireland, Ireland
- Coordinates: 53.069168, -7.892499 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=53.0692&lon=-7.8925&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Defining event: [Initial climb: Loss of control in flight](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/240)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 2 fatal
- Status: Led by another country's authority
- NTSB office: Central Region
- Lead agency: Other
- Parties: Aircraft Accident Investigation Unit - Ireland
- NTSB case key (mKey): 85617
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CEN13WA061
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/85617/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN13WA061

## Sequence of events

The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event best describes what happened.

- [Initial climb: Loss of control in flight](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/240) (defining event); cases with it: [All aircraft, 5,002 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/240/sequence.md)
- [Uncontrolled descent: Collision with terr/obj (non-CFIT) ](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/470); cases with it: [All aircraft, 10,189 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/470/sequence.md)

## Factual narrative

On November 11, 2012, about 1655 Western European time, a Reims-Cessna, model F150H, single engine airplane, EI-AST, was destroyed when it impacted terrain near Birr Airfield (EIBR), Birr, Ireland. The two pilots were fatally injured. The airplane was operated by Ormand Flying Club Ltd. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed. The local flight had originated from EIBR. The investigation is under the jurisdiction of the Government of Ireland. This report is for information purposes only and contains only information released by the Government of Ireland. The NTSB designated a U.S. Accredited Representative under the provisions of the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) Annex 13 as the state of design of the aircraft and the engine. All inquiries should be directed to: Air Accident Investigation Unit Department of Transport, Tourism & Sport 2nd Floor, Leeson Lane Dublin 2, Ireland Tel: +353 (1) 604 1293 Website: www.aaiu.ie

## Aircraft

- Registration: EI-AST (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: REIMS-CESSNA F150 (H)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: F150-0273
- Engines: Continental O-200-A 100 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Operator: Ormand Flying Club Ltd
- Registered owner: Ormand Flying Club Ltd
- Airworthiness certificate: Unknown
- Departed: Birr, Ireland
- Destination: Birr, Ireland
- Flight plan: Unknown

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day

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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