- Date
- April 29, 2018, 08:19 local (08:19 UTC)
- Place
- Innsbruck, Austria
- Injuries
- 2 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- HB-YCMAmateur Construction Vari EZE
- Defining event
- Initial climb: Unknown or undetermined
- NTSB office
- Central Region
- Lead agency
- Other
- Case key
- 97149
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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 April 29, 2018, about 0819 hours universal coordinated time, an amateur-built Vari-Eze airplane, Swiss registration HB-YCM, impacted terrain shortly after takeoff from the Innsbruck Airport (LOWI), Innsbruck, Austria. The pilot and passenger were fatally injured. The airplane was destroyed. The flight departed from LOWI shortly before the accident, with an intended destination of Portorož Airport (LJPZ), Portorož, Slovenia.The accident investigation is under the jurisdiction and control of the Swiss Transportation Safety Investigation Board (STSB). This report is for informational purposes and contains information released by or obtained from the government of Switzerland. Further information pertaining to this accident may be obtained from: Swiss Transportation Safety Investigation Board (STSB) Aviation Divison Aéropôle 1 CH-1530 Payerne Switzerland Telephone: +41 58 466 33 00 Facsimile: +41 58 466 33 01 E-mail: info-av@sust.admin.ch Website: www.stsb.admin.ch
Aircraft
- Registration
- HB-YCM
- Reported as
- Amateur Construction Vari EZE (NO SERIES)
- Category
- Airplane, amateur-built
- Serial number
- 2202V
- Engine
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Non-U.S., non-commercial
- Airport
- LOWI