# NTSB WPR11WA217: Robinson R44, Straubing, Germany, March 31, 2011

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Foreign investigation
- Date: March 31, 2011, 16:30 local (16:30 UTC)
- Place: Straubing, Germany
- Coordinates: 48.902778, 12.517222 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=48.9028&lon=12.5172&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Defining event: [Maneuvering-hover: Controlled flight into terr/obj (CFIT)](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/120)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Led by another country's authority
- NTSB office: Western Pacific Region
- Lead agency: Other
- NTSB case key (mKey): 79019
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=WPR11WA217
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/79019/pdf
- NTSB docket: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=79019
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR11WA217

## Sequence of events

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

- [Maneuvering-hover: Controlled flight into terr/obj (CFIT)](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/120) (defining event); cases with it: [All aircraft, 1,074 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/120/sequence.md)

## Factual narrative

On March 31, 2011, at 1630 universal coordinated time, a Robinson R44 Raven II Helicopter, D-HBLT, collided with an aircraft storage hangar at Straubing-Wallmühle Airport, Straubing, Germany. The pilot and passenger sustained minor injuries; the helicopter was destroyed by post-accident fire. The investigation is under the jurisdiction of the Government of Germany. This report is for information purposes only, and contains only information released by the Government of Germany. Further information pertaining to this accident may be obtained from: Federal Bureau of Aircraft Accidents Investigation Hermann-Blenk-Str. 16 38108 Braunschweig Germany Tel.: (49) 531 3548 0 E-mail: box@bfu-web.de Fax: (49) 531 3548 246 Telex: 952749 ACCID D Website: http://www.bfu-web.de

## Aircraft

- Registration: D-HBLT (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: ROBINSON R44
- Damage: Destroyed
- Fire: On-Ground
- Flight: Personal, Non-U.S., non-commercial
- Departed: EDMS, Straubing
- Destination: EDMS, Straubing
- Flight plan: Unknown
- Airport: EDMS, Straubing-Wallmühle

## Docket (1 files)

The files NTSB released with the investigation on May 11, 2011, on NTSB's docket system: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=79019. 65 KB in all.

- Non Docket Statement (item 1, .PDF, 65 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40347691&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Non%20Docket%20Statement-Master.PDF

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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