- Date
- November 19, 2013, 11:34 local (11:34 UTC)
- Place
- Neuhausen ob Eck, Germany
- Injuries
- 2 fatal
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- D-HOMIRobinson R44 - II
- Defining event
- Enroute: Unknown or undetermined
- Weather
- Instrument (IMC)
- NTSB office
- Central Region
- Lead agency
- Other
- Case key
- 88462
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Findings · 1
NTSB’s coded findings. Those marked are part of the probable cause; the rest are factors or other findings. Under each, the cases with the same finding.
Sequence of events
The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event is the one that best describes the accident. Under each, the cases with the same event anywhere in their sequence.
Factual narrative
On November 19, 2013, at 1134 coordinated universal time, a Robinson R44 II, Germany-registered D-HOMI, was substantially damaged when it impacted forested terrain near Neuhausen ob Eck, Germany. Instrument meteorological conditions prevailed at the time of the accident. The flight instructor and pilot receiving instruction were fatally injured. The training flight originated from Donaueschingen, Germany. The German investigators received reports that the weather was foggy with 100 meters visibility at the time of the accident. The accident investigation is under the jurisdiction and control of the German government. This report is for information purposes only and contains only information released by or obtained from the Germany government or 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
- D-HOMI
- Reported as
- Robinson R44 - II (II)
- Category
- Helicopter
- Serial number
- 12317
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Instructional · Non-U.S., non-commercial
- Departed
- Donaueschingen
- Destination
- Neuhausen ob Eck
- Flight plan
- Unknown
Weather
- Conditions
- Instrument (IMC)