SCHWEIZER 269C - 1 near Ponte de Sôr — 2014-12-04
- Date
- 2014-12-04
- Location
- Ponte de Sôr, PT
- Aircraft
- SCHWEIZER 269C - 1
- Registration
- CS-HFD
- Category
- Helicopter
- Highest injury
- Fatal
- Fatalities
- 2
Probable cause
Investigated by a foreign authority; NTSB does not determine probable cause.
NTSB narrative
On December 4, 2014, at 1045 coordinated universal time, a Schweizer 269C-1 helicopter, Portuguese registered CS-HFD, impacted terrain under unknown circumstances near Ponte de Sôr, Portugal, during an instructional flight. The instructor pilot and the student pilot were fatally injured. The helicopter was destroyed. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time of the accident and no known flight plan was filed. The accident investigation is under the jurisdiction and control of the Portuguese government. Further information pertaining to this accident may be obtained from: Ministério das Obras Públicas, Transportes e Comunicações GPIAA - Gabinete de Prevenção e Investigação de Acidentes com Aeronave Praça Duque de Saldanha 31-4º 1050-094 LISOBOA, Portugal This report is for informational purposes only and contains only information released by or obtained from the Portuguese government.