Summary
On September 08, 2016, a Robinson R66 (OE-XHA) was involved in an accident near Carinthia, AU. The accident resulted in 1 fatal injury, 1 serious injury. The aircraft was destroyed.
On September 8, 2016, at 1920 coordinated universal time (UTC), a Robinson R66, Austrian registration OE-XHA, was destroyed when it impacted terrain under unknown circumstances near Carinthia, Austria. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time of the accident. The pilot was fatally injured and the passenger was seriously injured. The flight originated from Elberfelder Hutte, Austria, and was en route to Salzburg (LOWS), Austria.
The accident investigation is under the jurisdiction and control of the Austrian government. This report is for informational purposes only and contains only information released by or obtained from the Austrian government.
This accident is documented in NTSB report CEN16WA365. AviatorDB cross-references NTSB investigation data with FAA registry records to provide comprehensive safety information for aircraft OE-XHA.
Accident Details
Aircraft Information
Analysis
On September 8, 2016, at 1920 coordinated universal time (UTC), a Robinson R66, Austrian registration OE-XHA, was destroyed when it impacted terrain under unknown circumstances near Carinthia, Austria. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time of the accident. The pilot was fatally injured and the passenger was seriously injured. The flight originated from Elberfelder Hutte, Austria, and was en route to Salzburg (LOWS), Austria.
The accident investigation is under the jurisdiction and control of the Austrian government. This report is for informational purposes only and contains only information released by or obtained from the Austrian government. Further information pertaining to this accident may be obtained from:
Federal Office of Transport
Accident Investigation Branch, Department of Aviation
Postfach 207, 1000 Wien
Lohnergasse 9, 1210 Wien
Austria
Data Source
Data provided by the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB). For more information on this event, visit the NTSB Records Search website. NTSB# CEN16WA365