- Date
- December 4, 2014, 10:45 local (10:45 UTC)
- Place
- Ponte de Sôr, Portugal
- Injuries
- 2 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Aircraft
- CS-HFDSchweizer 269C - 1
- NTSB office
- Central Region
- Lead agency
- Other
- Case key
- 90474
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Factual narrative
On December 4, 2014, at 1045 coordinated universal time, a Schweizer 269C-1 helicopter, Portuguese registered CS-HFD, impacted terrain under unknown circumstances near Ponte de Sôr, Portugal, during an instructional flight. The instructor pilot and the student pilot were fatally injured. The helicopter was destroyed. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time of the accident and no known flight plan was filed. The accident investigation is under the jurisdiction and control of the Portuguese government. Further information pertaining to this accident may be obtained from: Ministério das Obras Públicas, Transportes e Comunicações GPIAA - Gabinete de Prevenção e Investigação de Acidentes com Aeronave Praça Duque de Saldanha 31-4º 1050-094 LISOBOA, Portugal This report is for informational purposes only and contains only information released by or obtained from the Portuguese government.
Aircraft
- Registration
- CS-HFD
- Reported as
- Schweizer 269C - 1
- Category
- Helicopter
- Serial number
- 0058
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Instructional · Non-U.S., non-commercial
- Operator
- Escola de Aviação Aerocondor
- Registered owner
- Nortávia Transportes Aéreos S.A
- Airworthiness certificate
- Unknown
- Departed
- Ponte de Sôr
- Destination
- Ponte de Sôr
- Airport
- Ponte de Sôr Airfield