# NTSB CEN13WA275: Cessna 172P, Den Helder, Netherlands, May 8, 2013

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Foreign investigation
- Date: May 8, 2013, 06:45 local (06:45 UTC)
- Place: Den Helder, Netherlands
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal, 1 uninjured
- Status: Led by another country's authority
- NTSB office: Central Region
- Lead agency: Other
- NTSB case key (mKey): 86887
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CEN13WA275
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/86887/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN13WA275

## Factual narrative

On May 8, 2013, about 0645 hours universal coordinated time, a Cessna 172P, Dutch registration PH-ACM, impacted the North Sea near Den Helder, Netherlands, during a photo reconnaissance flight. The pilot was fatally injured. The passenger (photographer) was not seriously injured. The local flight originated from the Den Helder Airport (EHKD), Den Helder, Netherlands. The accident investigation is under the jurisdiction of the Dutch Safety Board. This report is for informational purposes and contains only information released by or obtained from the government of the Netherlands. Further information pertaining to this accident may be obtained from: The Dutch Safety Board P. O. Box 95404 2509 CK Den Haag The Netherlands Tel: +31 (0) 70 333 7000 Website: http://www.safetyboard.nl Email: info@onderzoeksraad.nl

## Aircraft

- Registration: PH-ACM (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172P
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 17275454
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Aerial observation, Non-U.S., non-commercial

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