Incident report
Eurocopter EC135P2+ crash near Oberhausen-Rheinhausen, Germany
fatal2018-01-234 fatalities
Summary
An Airbus Helicopters EC135P2+ (D-HDRV) collided mid-air with a Swiss-registered Piper PA-28RT-201T (HB-PGF) near Oberhausen-Rheinhausen, Germany at 12:07 UTC. Both crew on the helicopter and both occupants of the airplane were killed. Both aircraft were destroyed. The BFU (German Federal Bureau of Aircraft Accident Investigation) led the investigation.
Incident details
Date
2018-01-23
Location
Oberhausen-Rheinhausen, Germany
Aircraft
Registration
D-HDRV
Operator type
civil
Fatalities
4
Injuries
0
Occupants
2
Probable cause
Source
NTSB ↗49.2677, 8.4802
Quick stats
Severityfatal
Fatalities4
Injuries0
SourceNTSB
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