# NTSB CEN15WA108: Airbus Helicopter EC135T2+, N348, Lake Siutghiol, Romania, December 15, 2014

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Foreign investigation
- Date: December 15, 2014
- Place: Lake Siutghiol, Romania
- Coordinates: 44.246387, 28.6 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.2464&lon=28.6000&mi=10
- 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: 4 fatal
- Status: Led by another country's authority
- NTSB office: Central Region
- Lead agency: Other
- NTSB case key (mKey): 90618
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CEN15WA108
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/90618/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN15WA108

## 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 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 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: AIRBUS HELICOPTER EC135T2+
- Category: Helicopter
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Fire: Unknown

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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