Accident Overview
On 10 September 2006 at about 12:55 UTC, a helicopter of type Robinson R22 Beta II (manufactured by Robinson Helicopter Company, USA) was involved in an accident in the area of Schärding - Suben, municipality of St. Florian am Inn, in Upper Austria. The flight was conducted as a private flight (Privatflug) under Austrian jurisdiction.
Occupants
The helicopter was occupied by two individuals: a pilot (also referred to as FI in the report) and a passenger/flight student. The report does not specify whether the pilot held a flight instructor rating, though the designation "FI" may indicate an instructor.
Investigation
The Austrian Safety Investigation Board (Sicherheitsuntersuchungsstelle des Bundes – Bereich Zivilluftfahrt) conducted the investigation in accordance with EU Regulation No. 996/2010 and the Austrian Accident Investigation Act (UUG 2005). The final report was published in April 2023 under reference GZ.: BMK-2023-0.295.389.
Aircraft and Flight Details
The aircraft type was a Robinson R22 Beta II, a light helicopter. The operator was listed as a private entity (Unternehmen). The report includes sections covering flight preparation, personnel qualifications, aircraft maintenance, loading and center of gravity, weather conditions, cockpit instruments, wreckage distribution, medical aspects, and survivability. No specifics from those sections are provided in the available excerpt, and no further details about the accident sequence or causal factors are stated.
Probable Cause
The report chapter on probable causes (Wahrscheinliche Ursachen) exists in the table of contents but its content is not reproduced in the provided material. Therefore, no probable cause can be stated from the source.