Pilot Debrief

PIPER PA-28RT-201T near Oberhausen-Rheinhausen — 2018-01-23

Investigation ongoingCEN18WA120
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Date
2018-01-23
Location
Oberhausen-Rheinhausen, DE
Aircraft
PIPER PA-28RT-201T
Registration
HB-PGF
Category
Airplane
Highest injury
Fatal
Fatalities
4

Probable cause

Investigated by a foreign authority; NTSB does not determine probable cause.

NTSB narrative

On January 23, 2018, about 1207 coordinated universal time, a Piper PA-28 airplane, Swiss registration HB-PGF, collided with an Airbus-Helicopter EC135P2, German registration D-HDRV near Oberhausen-Rheinhausen, Germany. The pilots and passengers were all fatally injured and both aircraft were destroyed.The accident investigation is under the jurisdiction and control of the German government. This report is for information purposes only and contains only information released by or obtained from the German government. German Federal Bureau of Aircraft Accidents Investigation Bundesstelle fuer Flugunfalluntersuchung (BFU) Hermann-Blenk Strasse 16 38108 Braunschweig Germany

NTSB coding

  • Midair collision · Unknown