Accident Eurocopter EC 135P2+ OE-BXF,
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Date:Wednesday 30 March 2011
Time:10:07 LT
Type:Silhouette image of generic EC35 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Eurocopter EC 135P2+
Owner/operator:BMI (Bundesministerium für Inneres)
Registration: OE-BXF
MSN: 0674
Year of manufacture:2008
Fatalities:Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 4
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Category:Accident
Location:Lake Achensee, near Achenkirch -   Austria
Phase: Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.)
Nature:Survey
Departure airport:Flugrettungszentrum Öamtc Heliport (LOJO), Innsbruck
Destination airport:Flugrettungszentrum Öamtc Heliport (LOJO), Innsbruck
Investigating agency: UUS Austria
Confidence Rating: Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities
Narrative:
Crashed into Achensee, near Achenkirch during a border surveillance flight. According to an eyewitness the helicopter was flying very low when he headed over the lake, after he tipped the water surface lightly it ascended rapidly and crashed into the lake afterwards with a loud bang.

Accident investigation:
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Investigating agency: UUS Austria
Report number: 
Status: Investigation completed
Duration:
Download report: Final report

Sources:

http://www.krone.at/253718
http://www.krone.at/293257
https://offenesparlament.at/gesetze/XXV/J_10653/
http://www.nachrichten.at/nachrichten/chronik/Brisantes-Geheimpapier-zu-Polizeihubschrauber-Absturz;art58,2391309
https://derstandard.at/2000046842446/Helikopterabsturz-am-Achensee-Widersprueche-zu-offizieller-Darstellung
https://kurier.at/chronik/oesterreich/vier-tote-in-polizei-hubschrauber-neue-protokolle-widerlegen-offizielle-version/242.830.150
http://tirv1.orf.at/stories/2806525
https://kurier.at/chronik/oesterreich/achensee-brisantes-gutachten-bringt-flugpolizei-schwer-in-bedraengnis/242.999.155
https://kurier.at/chronik/oesterreich/ministerium-unterdrueckt-sicherheits-berichte-ueber-flugunfaelle/228.292.848
http://aerossurance.com/helicopters/police-ec135p2-glassy-lake/
https://www.bmvit.gv.at/dam/jcr:054ccb3c-52d9-4ca0-8d8c-1fbd0abaa914/BMVIT%2085.173_Abschlussbericht.pdf

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Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
30-Mar-2011 08:07 transylvhwp Added
30-Mar-2011 08:48 TB Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Other fatalities, Damage, Narrative]
30-Mar-2011 09:09 RobertMB Updated [Registration, Cn, Operator, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative]
30-Mar-2011 09:19 TB Updated [Source]
30-Mar-2011 13:20 mhab Updated [Narrative]
30-Mar-2011 13:27 Alpine Flight Updated [Time, Operator, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport]
30-Mar-2011 13:42 RobertMB Updated [Time, Operator, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Narrative]
31-Mar-2011 12:38 TB Updated [Aircraft type, Narrative]
31-Mar-2011 16:29 RobertMB Updated [Narrative]
01-Apr-2011 17:14 Alpine Flight Updated [Time, Operator, Departure airport, Destination airport]
02-Apr-2011 04:22 RobertMB Updated [Time, Operator, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Narrative]
05-Mar-2013 12:15 TB Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative]
12-Oct-2013 07:16 Alpine Flight Updated [Operator, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Narrative]
07-May-2016 08:33 Aerossurance Updated [Narrative]
07-May-2016 10:48 Aerossurance Updated [Aircraft type]
06-Aug-2017 12:29 eagle eye Updated [Source]
10-Nov-2019 19:57 Aerossurance Updated [Time, Location, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source]
24-Nov-2019 07:55 Aerossurance Updated [Source, Embed code]
24-Nov-2019 08:02 Aerossurance Updated [Embed code]
24-Nov-2019 08:09 harro Updated [Source, Embed code, Accident report, ]
15-Dec-2019 09:07 Anon. Updated [Source]

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