# NTSB CEN17RA377: Mcdonnell Douglas MD900, Heiligenblut, Austria, August 1, 2017

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Foreign investigation
- Date: August 1, 2017, 18:15 local (18:15 UTC)
- Place: Heiligenblut, Austria
- Coordinates: 47.068332, 12.715 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.0683&lon=12.7150&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Defining event: [Takeoff: Dynamic rollover](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/231)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor, 3 uninjured
- Status: Led by another country's authority
- NTSB office: Central Region
- Lead agency: Other
- NTSB case key (mKey): 96267
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CEN17RA377
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/96267/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN17RA377

## Sequence of events

The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event best describes what happened.

- [Takeoff: Dynamic rollover](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/231) (defining event); cases with it: [All aircraft, 161 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/231/sequence.md)

## Factual narrative

On August 1, 2017, at 1815 UTC, a McDonnell Douglas MD 900 Helicopter, Austrian registration OE-XWF, impacted mountainous terrain about 8 miles west-northwest of Heiligenblut, Austria. One medical crewmember sustained minor injuries. The pilot, the other medical crewmember, and passenger on board were not injured and the helicopter was substantially damaged. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed for the local, emergency medical services flight that originated at Matrei-Osttirol Heliport, Austria.The helicopter had been dispatched to airlift a tourist with a medical emergency from a lodge near the summit of Mount Grossglockner, at 11,630 ft. MSL. During takeoff from the lodge location, the helicopter started an uncommanded yaw to the right. It subsequently struck the ground and rolled over coming to rest on its right side. This investigation is under the jurisdiction and control of the Austrian government. Any further information may be obtained from: Austrian Civil Aviation Safety Investigation Authority Trauzlgasse 1, A-1210 Vienna Austria Telephone: +43 171162/659209 E-mail: fus@bmvit.gv.at This report is for informational purposes only and contains only information released by, or obtained from, the Civil Aviation Safety Investigation Authority of Austria.

## Aircraft

- Registration: OE-XWF (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: MCDONNELL DOUGLAS MD900
- Category: Helicopter
- Serial number: 900-0017
- Engines: Pratt & Whitney PW206A turbo shaft; Pratt & Whitney PW206A turbo shaft
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Non-U.S., commercial
- Operator: Heli Austria GmbH
- Registered owner: Heli Austria GmbH

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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