CEN18WA256

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 172 · Bad Voslau, Austria · July 4, 2018

Accident · FatalForeign investigation
Date
July 4, 2018, 08:15 local (08:15 UTC)
Place
Bad Voslau, Austria
Injuries
2 fatal
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Takeoff
Aircraft
F-HFPLCessna 172
Defining event
Takeoff: Loss of control in flight
Weather
Visual (VMC) · Day
NTSB office
Central Region
Lead agency
Other
Case key
97701

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Sequence of events

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Factual narrative

On June 4, 2018, about 0815 coordinated universal time, a Cessna 172S airplane, F-HFPL, impacted terrain at Bad Voslau Airport, Bad Voslau, Austria. The pilot in command and passenger were fatally injured, and the airplane was destroyed. The flight was operated by Wiener Luftfahrerverband - Pilotenclub, Wien, Austria, as a personal flight. The investigation is under the jurisdiction of the Austrian Civil Aviation Safety Investigation Authority. This report is for information purposes only and contains only information released by the ACASIA. Further information pertaining this accident may be obtained from: Trauzlgasse 1, A-1210 Vienna, Austria Tel: +43171162/659193 or 43664/83733401 E-mail: oliver.bruck@bmvit.gv.at or fus@bmvit.gv.at

Aircraft

Registration
F-HFPL
Reported as
Cessna 172 (S)
Category
Airplane
Serial number
172S10883
Engine
Damage
Destroyed
Operator
Wiener Luftfahrerverband - Pilotenclub W
Registered owner
Wiener Luftfahrerverband - Pilotenclub W
Departed
LOAV · Bad Voslau
Destination
LOLW · Wels
Flight plan
Unknown
Airport
LOAV · Bad Voslau, runway 31

Weather

Conditions
Visual (VMC) · Day
Wind
Variable at 2 knots
Visibility
25 statute miles
Temperature
75 °F, dew point 50 °F
Observed at
LOAV