- Date
- September 8, 2016, 19:20 local (19:20 UTC)
- Place
- Carinthia, Austria
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 1 serious
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Unknown
- Aircraft
- OE-XHARobinson R66
- Defining event
- Unknown: Unknown or undetermined
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- NTSB office
- Central Region
- Lead agency
- Other
- Case key
- 93990
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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 September 8, 2016, at 1920 coordinated universal time (UTC), a Robinson R66, Austrian registration OE-XHA, was destroyed when it impacted terrain under unknown circumstances near Carinthia, Austria. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time of the accident. The pilot was fatally injured and the passenger was seriously injured. The flight originated from Elberfelder Hutte, Austria, and was en route to Salzburg (LOWS), Austria. The accident investigation is under the jurisdiction and control of the Austrian government. This report is for informational purposes only and contains only information released by or obtained from the Austrian government. Further information pertaining to this accident may be obtained from: Federal Office of Transport Accident Investigation Branch, Department of Aviation Postfach 207, 1000 Wien Lohnergasse 9, 1210 Wien Austria
Aircraft
- Registration
- OE-XHA
- Reported as
- Robinson R66
- Category
- Helicopter
- Serial number
- 0634
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Fire
- Unknown
- Operator
- Hannes Arch
- Registered owner
- Hannes Arch
- Departed
- Elberfelder Hut
- Destination
- LOWS · Salzburg
- Equipment
- Electronic primary flight display, Handheld GPS, Electronic multifunction display
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Injuries
- Fatal
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day