CEN15WA108

NTSB accident investigation · Airbus Helicopter EC135T2+ · Lake Siutghiol, Romania · December 15, 2014

Accident · FatalForeign investigation
Date
December 15, 2014
Place
Lake Siutghiol, Romania
Injuries
4 fatal
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Enroute
Aircraft
N348Airbus Helicopter EC135T2+
Defining event
Enroute: Unknown or undetermined
NTSB office
Central Region
Lead agency
Other
Case key
90618

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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 December 14, 2014, about 1615 local time, an Airbus Helicopter EC135T2+ helicopter, Romanian registration number 348, impacted Lake Siutghiol, Romania. The four occupants, flight and medical crew, were all fatally injured. The helicopter sustained substantial damage. The helicopter was returning from a local HEMS flight. The accident investigation is under the jurisdiction and control of the Romanian government. This report is for information purposes only and contains only information released by or obtained from the Romanian government. Further information pertaining to this accident may be obtained from: General Inspectorate of Aviation 14, Ion Zavoi Street, Sector 1 Bucharest, Romania Tel: 021 / 310.43.99 Fax: 021 / 311.39.09 E-mail: igav@mai.gov.ro

Aircraft

Registration
N348
Reported as
Airbus Helicopter EC135T2+
Category
Helicopter
Damage
Substantial damage
Fire
Unknown