Accident Details
Aircraft Information
Analysis
On April 29, 2018, about 0819 hours universal coordinated time, an amateur-built Vari-Eze airplane, Swiss registration HB-YCM, impacted terrain shortly after takeoff from the Innsbruck Airport (LOWI), Innsbruck, Austria. The pilot and passenger were fatally injured. The airplane was destroyed. The flight departed from LOWI shortly before the accident, with an intended destination of Portorož Airport (LJPZ), Portorož, Slovenia.The accident investigation is under the jurisdiction and control of the Swiss Transportation Safety Investigation Board (STSB). This report is for informational purposes and contains information released by or obtained from the government of Switzerland.
Further information pertaining to this accident may be obtained from:
Swiss Transportation Safety Investigation Board (STSB)
Aviation Divison
Aéropôle 1
CH-1530 Payerne
Switzerland
Telephone: +41 58 466 33 00
Facsimile: +41 58 466 33 01
E-mail: info-av@sust.admin.ch
Website: www.stsb.admin.ch
Data Source
Data provided by the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB). For more information on this event, visit the NTSB Records Search website. NTSB# CEN18WA154