CESSNA 550B

Reinhardtsdorf-Schöna, February 14, 2010

Event Information

DateFebruary 14, 2010
Event TypeACC
LocationReinhardtsdorf-Schöna
CountryGE
Highest InjuryFATL
NTSB NumberCEN10WA121
Event ID20100216X00010

Aircraft

MakeCESSNA
Model550B
Registration #OK-ACH
OperatorTime Air Flight
OwnerTime Air Flight
CategoryAIR
FAR PartNUSN
Aircraft DamageDEST

Conditions

Light ConditionNDRK
WeatherVMC

Injuries

Fatal2
Serious0
Minor0
None0
Total Injured2

Probable Cause

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

Full Narrative

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

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