CEN19WA283

NTSB accident investigation · Bell 206 · Inca, Mallorca, Spain · August 25, 2019

Accident · FatalForeign investigation
Date
August 25, 2019, 11:35 local (11:35 UTC)
Place
Inca, Mallorca, Spain
Injuries
7 fatal
Phase of flight
Unknown
Aircraft
D-HOTTBell 206EC-GU1Aeroprakt A22L
Defining events
Unknown: Midair collisionUnknown: Midair collision
NTSB office
Central Region
Lead agency
Other
Case key
100126

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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.

Bell 206

Aeroprakt A22L

Factual narrative

On June 25, 2019, about 1335 local time, a Bell 206L-3 helicopter, D-HOTT, and an Aeroprakt A22L airplane collided in mid-air, near Inca, Mallorca, Spain. The pilot and four passengers aboard the helicopter and the two people on the airplane, received fatal injuries and both aircraft were destroyed. The accident investigation is under the jurisdiction and control of the government of Spain. This report is for information purposes only and contains only information released by or obtained from the Comisión de Investigación de Accidentes e Incidentes de Aviación Civil (CIAIAC). The NTSB has appointed a U.S. Accredited Representative to assist the CIAIAC investigation under the provisions of ICAO Annex 13. Further information pertaining to this accident may be obtained from: Comisión de Investigación de Accidentes e Incidentes de Aviación Civil C/ Fruela, 6 28011 Madrid, Spain Telephone: 91 5978960 E-Mail: ciaiac@fomento.es Website: https://www.fomento.gob.es/organos-colegiados/ciaiac

On June 25, 2019, about 1335 local time, a Bell 206L-3 helicopter, registered D-HOTT, and an Aeroprakt A22L airplane registered EC-GU1, collided in mid-air, near Inca, Mallorca, Spain. The pilot and four passengers aboard the helicopter and the two people on the airplane, received fatal injuries and both aircraft were destroyed. The accident investigation is under the jurisdiction and control of the government of Spain. This report is for information purposes only and contains only information released by or obtained from the Comisión de Investigación de Accidentes e Incidentes de Aviación Civil (CIAIAC). The NTSB has appointed a U.S. Accredited Representative to assist the CIAIAC investigation under the provisions of ICAO Annex 13. Further information pertaining to this accident may be obtained from: Comisión de Investigación de Accidentes e Incidentes de Aviación Civil C/ Fruela, 6 28011 Madrid, Spain Telephone: 91 5978960 E-Mail: ciaiac@fomento.es Website: https://www.fomento.gob.es/organos-colegiados/ciaiac

Aircraft · 2

Registration
D-HOTT
Reported as
Bell 206
Category
Helicopter
Damage
Destroyed
Flight
Non-U.S., commercial
Registration
EC-GU1
Reported as
Aeroprakt A22L
Category
Airplane
Damage
Destroyed
Flight
Non-U.S., non-commercial

Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

Role
Pilot, aircraft 1