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NTSB accident investigation · Cirrus SR22 · Salzburg, Austria, Austria · December 21, 2019

Accident · FatalForeign investigation
Date
December 21, 2019, 13:45 local (13:45 UTC)
Place
Salzburg, Austria, Austria
Injuries
2 fatal, 1 serious
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Approach
Aircraft
D-EPRBCirrus SR22
Defining event
Approach-IFR missed approach: Controlled flight into terr/obj (CFIT)
NTSB office
General Aviation Accidents
Lead agency
Other
Case key
100795

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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.

Controlled flight into terr/obj (CFIT)Approach-IFR missed approachAll aircraft: 1,074 casesDefining event

Factual narrative

The government of Austria has notified the NTSB of an accident involving a CIRRUS SR22 airplane that occurred on December 21, 2019. The NTSB has appointed a U.S. Accredited Representative to assist the government of Austria's investigation under the provisions of ICAO Annex 13.All investigative information will be released by the government of Austria.

Aircraft

Registration
D-EPRB
Reported as
Cirrus SR22 (T)
Category
Airplane
Serial number
0013
Damage
Destroyed
Fire
Unknown
Flight
Non-U.S., non-commercial
Operator
Reinhard BIALKE
Registered owner
Reinhard BIALKE
Departed
EDKB
Destination
LOWZ