CEN16WA176

NTSB accident investigation · Rans S12 · Wiener Neustadt, Austria, Austria · May 6, 2016

Accident · FatalForeign investigation
Date
May 6, 2016, 16:25 local (16:25 UTC)
Place
Wiener Neustadt, Austria, Austria
Injuries
2 fatal
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Initial climb
Aircraft
D-MOHARans S12
Defining event
Initial climb: Loss of control in flight
NTSB office
Central Region
Lead agency
Other
Case key
93130

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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 May 6, 2016, about 1625 coordinated universal time (UTC), a Rans S-12, D-MOHA, was destroyed when it impacted terrain after a loss of control during the initial climb from Loan Airport, Wiener Neustadt, Austria. The pilot and passenger were killed. The investigation is under the jurisdiction of the Government of Austria. Further information may be obtained from: Federal Office of Transport Civil Aviation Safety Investigation Authority Trauzlgasse 1 A-1210 Vienna Austria This report is for informational purposes only and contains only information released by or obtained from the Civil Aviation Safety Investigation Authority of the Government of Austria.

Aircraft

Registration
D-MOHA
Reported as
Rans S12
Category
Airplane, amateur-built
Damage
Destroyed
Airworthiness certificate
Special, Experimental (Special)