Helicopter crashed on to highway, killing pilot. Post crash fire. Truck driver injured in the ensuing chaos.  No other injuries, despite heavy traffic at the time.  Weather reported as wet.  Helicopter _may_ have hit wires, causing crash.  Pilot reported as ” 42 year old small business owner from Hohenlohe”

Date:

10 January, 2013

Reg:

D-HIZZ

Make:

Robinson

Model:

R44

MSN:

0109

Location:

Highway 6, between junctions of Schwäbisch Hall and Kochertalbrücke - close to Schwäbisch Hall airfield

Country:

Germany

Civil / Military:

Civil

Fatalities:

1

Link:

http://www.focus.de/panorama/welt/pilot-stirbt-auf-a6-bei-schwaebisch-hall-hubschrauber-stuerzt-auf-autobahn-und-geht-in-flammen-auf_aid_895623.html

Link:

http://translate.google.com/translate?sl=de&tl=en&js=n&prev=_t&hl=en&ie=UTF-8&eotf=1&u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.stimme.de%2Fpolizei%2Fhohenlohe%2FHubschrauber-stuerzt-auf-A6-Pilot-stirbt%3Bart1494%2C2675990

Link:

http://translate.google.com/translate?sl=de&tl=en&js=n&prev=_t&hl=en&ie=UTF-8&eotf=1&u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.spiegel.de%2Fpanorama%2Fhubschrauber-stuerzt-auf-autobahn-in-baden-wuerttemberg-a-876878.html