# NTSB CEN14WA067: Robinson R44 - II, Neuhausen ob Eck, Germany, November 19, 2013

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Foreign investigation
- Date: November 19, 2013, 11:34 local (11:34 UTC)
- Place: Neuhausen ob Eck, Germany
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Defining event: [Enroute: Unknown or undetermined](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/000)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 2 fatal
- Status: Led by another country's authority
- NTSB office: Central Region
- Lead agency: Other
- NTSB case key (mKey): 88462
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CEN14WA067
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/88462/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN14WA067

## 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: 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)

## 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 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: 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)

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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