2 fatalities

4 Dec 2014: SCHWEIZER 269C - 1 — Escola de Aviação Aerocondor — Ponte de Sôr, Portugal

Ponte de Sôr, Portugal

On 4 Dec 2014, a SCHWEIZER 269C - 1 operated by Escola de Aviação Aerocondor was involved in an aviation accident near Ponte de Sôr, Portugal. 2 people were killed. This summary draws on records from NTSB; 12 related events involving the same aircraft type or operator are linked below.

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On December 4, 2014, a Schweizer 269C-1 helicopter (CS-HFD) impacted terrain near Ponte de Sôr, Portugal, during an instructional flight. The instructor and student pilot were fatally injured, and the helicopter was destroyed.

Accident

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. The flight was an instructional flight.

Aircraft

The helicopter was a Schweizer 269C-1, registration CS-HFD. It was destroyed in the accident.

Occupants

The helicopter carried an instructor pilot and a student pilot. Both occupants were fatally injured.

Meteorological Conditions

Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time of the accident. No known flight plan was filed.

Investigation

The accident investigation is under the jurisdiction and control of the Portuguese government. Further information pertaining to this accident may be obtained from the Gabinete de Prevenção e Investigação de Acidentes com Aeronave (GPIAA) at the Ministry of Public Works, Transport and Communications.