OK-ACH

Destroyed
Fatal

CESSNA 550BS/N: 550-1111

Accident Details

Date
Sunday, February 14, 2010
NTSB Number
CEN10WA121
Location
Reinhardtsdorf-Schöna, Georgia
Event ID
20100216X00010
Aircraft Damage
Destroyed
Highest Injury
Fatal
Fatalities
2
Serious Injuries
0
Minor Injuries
0
Uninjured
0
Total Aboard
2

Probable Cause and Findings

This investigation is under the jurisdiction and control of the German Government.

Aircraft Information

Registration
OK-ACH
Make
CESSNA
Serial Number
550-1111
Engine Type
Turbo-jet
Model / ICAO
550BC550
Aircraft Type
Fixed Wing Multi Engine
No. of Engines
2

Analysis

On February 14, 2010, at 2019 coordinated universal time, a Cessna 550B, Czech registered OK-ACH, owned and operated by Time Air Flight, was destroyed when it impacted terrain near Reinhardtsdorf-Schöna, Germany. Dark night visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time of the accident. The captain and first officer were fatally injured. The flight originated from Prag, Czech Republic, and was en route to Karlskrona, Sweden.

The German investigators reported that the airplane was climbing from flight level 260 to flight level 330 when radar contact was lost. The debris field was located in a forest area, in mountainous terrain, near the Czech/German border.

The accident investigation is under the jurisdiction and control of the German government. This report is for informational purposes only and contains only information released by or obtained from the German government or German Federal Bureau of Aircraft Accident Investigation. Further information pertaining to this accident may be obtained from:

German Federal Bureau of Aircraft Accident Investigation

Bundesstelle fuer Flugunfalluntersuchung (BFU)

Hermann-Blenk Strasse 16

38108 Braunschweig

Germany

Data Source

Data provided by the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB). For more information on this event, visit the NTSB Records Search website. NTSB# CEN10WA121