CEN14WA190

NTSB accident investigation · Enstrom 280 - FX · Kirchham, Austria, Austria · April 5, 2014

Accident · FatalForeign investigation
Date
April 5, 2014, 17:54 local (17:54 UTC)
Place
Kirchham, Austria, Austria
Injuries
1 fatal, 2 serious
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Unknown
Aircraft
G-OJMFEnstrom 280 - FX
Defining event
Unknown: Unknown or undetermined
NTSB office
Central Region
Lead agency
Other
Case key
89018

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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 April 5, 2014, about 1754 UTC, an Enstrom 280FX Shark helicopter, G-OJMF, (s/n 2086) impacted terrain near Kirchham, Austria. The helicopter was destroyed, the pilot was fatally injured, and the two passengers on board the helicopter were seriously injured. This investigation is under the jurisdiction and control of the Austrian government. Any further information may be obtained from: Austrian Civil Aviation Safety Investigation Authority Trauzlgasse 1, A-1210 Vienna, Austria Telephone: +43171162/659202 (or) +43664/8373434 Email: bernhard.kobylik@bmvit.gv.at (or) fus@bmvit.gv.at This report is for informational purposes only and contains only information released by, or obtained from, the Austrian Civil Aviation Safety Investigation Authority.

Aircraft

Registration
G-OJMF
Reported as
Enstrom 280 - FX
Category
Helicopter
Damage
Destroyed
Fire
Unknown