An amateur-built aircraft incident near At, August 6, 2009
On August 6, 2009 at about 3:28 pm local time, a an amateur-built aircraft suffered minor damage in an incident. It was flown under non-U.S. commercial rules. The NTSB record does not give the injuries.
The NTSB's probable cause their words, unchanged
The NTSB has not yet published a probable cause for this incident. Investigations usually take one to two years; this page updates when the final report is released.
Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made October 5, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- August 6, 2009 · about 3:28 pm local time
- Place
- , Austria
- Type
- Incident
- Injuries
- The NTSB record does not give the injuries.
- Weather
- not recorded
- Aircraft
- An amateur-built aircraft
- Registration
- not recorded
- Damage
- Minor damage
- Flight
- Flight · non-U.S. commercial rules
The NTSB's narrative preliminary · quoted from the NTSB record
On August 6, 2009, at approximately 15:28 coordinated universal time (UTC), a Fokker F28 Mk0100, registered in Austria and operated by an Austrian Commercial Aircraft Operator, experienced an electrical fire/smoke during engine startup for departure at Wien-Schwechat International Airport (LOWW). There were no injuries to crewmembers or to the passengers on board. The incident investigation is under jurisdiction and control of the Accident Investigation Branch of Austria. Any further information may be obtained from: Ing. Martin Veit Senior Air Safety Investigator Federal Office of Transport Accident Investigation Branch, Department Aviation Mail: Postfach (P.O. Box) 207, 1000 Wien, Austria Office: Lohnergasse 9/4, 1210 Wien, Austria T: +43 (0)1 27760-9201 M: +43 (0)664 8188893 F: +43 (0)1 27760-9299 E: martin.veit@bmvit.gv.at, fus@bmvit.gv.at W: http://versa.bmvit.gv.at http://www.bmvit.gv.at This report is for informational purposes only and contains only information obtained from, or released by the government of Austria.
The complete narrative as the NTSB published it. The NTSB's docket holds the report as a PDF and any photographs, statements and other documents from the investigation.
The factual record from the NTSB's investigation tables, in plain English
The aircraft
- Landing gear: fixed
- Fire on the ground
The flight
- A second pilot was aboard
Weather at the time
- Temperature: 0°F (-18°C), dew point 0°F (-18°C)
Documents from the investigation the NTSB's docket: the evidence folder behind the report
The docket, the folder of records gathered during an investigation (maintenance records, photographs, witness statements, examinations), has not been read from the NTSB for this case yet; the list appears here once it has. Open the docket at the NTSB.
Everything on this page comes from the NTSB's public records. The narrative, probable cause and findings are the NTSB's own words; the coded tables behind the report are written out in plain English, with pilots' ages, home towns and medical details left out. The documents and photographs are the NTSB's docket, shown as the NTSB released them. This site's own text never names anyone involved. A preliminary report can change; the final report usually follows one to two years later, and the page is refreshed when it does.