2 fatalities

14 Feb 2010: CESSNA 550B CITATION I — Time Air Flight — Reinhardtsdorf-Schöna, Germany

Reinhardtsdorf-Schöna, Germany

On 14 Feb 2010, a CESSNA 550B CITATION I operated by Time Air Flight was involved in an aviation accident near Reinhardtsdorf-Schöna, Germany. 2 people were killed. Investigators recorded the probable cause as: This investigation is under the jurisdiction and control of the German Government. This summary draws on records from NTSB; 12 related events involving the same aircraft type or operator are linked below.

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A Cessna 550B, registration OK-ACH, crashed in forested mountainous terrain near Reinhardtsdorf-Schöna, Germany, on February 14, 2010. The captain and first officer sustained fatal injuries. The aircraft was climbing from FL260 to FL330 when radar contact was lost.

Incident

On February 14, 2010, at 2019 coordinated universal time, a Cessna 550B, Czech registered OK-ACH, was destroyed when it impacted terrain near Reinhardtsdorf-Schöna, Germany. The accident occurred under dark night visual meteorological conditions. The captain and first officer were fatally injured. The debris field was located in a forest area, in mountainous terrain, near the Czech/German border.

Aircraft and Flight

The aircraft, owned and operated by Time Air Flight, had originated from Prague, Czech Republic, and was en route to Karlskrona, Sweden. According to German investigators, the airplane was climbing from flight level 260 to flight level 330 when radar contact was lost.

Investigation

The accident investigation is under the jurisdiction and control of the German government. The German Federal Bureau of Aircraft Accident Investigation (BFU) is responsible for the inquiry. No probable cause has been released.

Contributing factors

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