# NTSB CEN14WA012: Cessna 172R, Krems, Austria, October 20, 2013

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Foreign investigation
- Date: October 20, 2013, 08:25 local (08:25 UTC)
- Place: Krems, Austria
- Coordinates: 48.445835, 15.641388
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=48.4458&lon=15.6414&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Defining event: [Takeoff: Unknown or undetermined](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/000)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal, 1 serious
- Status: Led by another country's authority
- NTSB office: Central Region
- Lead agency: Other
- Parties: SCAAI
- NTSB case key (mKey): 88244
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CEN14WA012
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/88244/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN14WA012

## Sequence of events

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

- [Takeoff: Unknown or undetermined](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/000) (defining event); cases with it: [All aircraft, 1,703 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/000/sequence.md)
- [Takeoff: Collision during takeoff/land](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/490); cases with it: [All aircraft, 1,309 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/490/sequence.md)

## Factual narrative

On October 20, 2013, about 0825 coordinated universal time, a Cessna 172R, OE-KRP, impacted terrain shortly after takeoff from the Krems Langenlois Airport, Krems, Austria. The private pilot was fatally injured and the passenger sustained serious injuries. The airplane was substantially damaged. Instrument meteorological conditions prevailed for the flight. The flight was originating at the time of the accident. The accident investigation is under the jurisdiction and control of the Austrian government. This report is for information 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: OE-KRP (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA AIRCRAFT COMPANY 172R
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 17280394
- Engines: Lycoming IO-360 160 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Registered owner: Union Sportfliegerklub Krems/Donau 3500
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal
- Equipment: Stall warning system

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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