Assuming there was no "ducane" kind of pinger on board,
now ships are performing side scan sonar sweep of seabed...

There's a new official press realease from Helitrans
 

They still didn't found them or the helicopter. Now they will search on land, too.
On the sea, the German Navy used hi-tech sonars for the past two days but nothing showed up.

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The search still continues. The minehunter vessel Passau from the German Navy spotted an object on the seafloor, which is now beiing investigated.

Suche nach Helikopter geht weiter - HL-live.de

skadi

No helicopter or parts, just rocks.

skadi

Latest newsreport about half an hour ago:
The helicopter was located by the searchvessel !

Vermisster Hubschrauber gefunden

skadi

Search pattern of the MS "Passau":

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v4...407/Passau.png

... as found on Marinetraffic.com

It looks like they were taking a short cut over the bay and that it hit them right in the middle of it. :(:(:(

Thats true, draw a direkt course from Lübeck airport to Halmstad airport, that fits almost perfectly to this position.

skadi

helitrans oficial
 

According to the latest news, the wreck should be recovered during this night. Officials did not say anything about the two occupants.

skadi

A very black night, poor visibility, low cloud & snow, SP in an single squirrel out over 4 degree water. What a horrible place to be.

Did the machine have any kind of stabilisation or AFCS?

torquetalk, the accident happened at daylight with pretty VMC around 2:00 pm!

skadi

Thanks Skadi: thought it was at night.

The cause of this accident might never be known...depending on how much is left of the wreckage...

Someone should check the hydraulic actuators very carefully.

.........explain....

Now it's a sad certainty
 

No parts of the helicopter were found since the crash, so my opinion is that they rather made an emergency landing than a crash and the wreck is still complete. I think we will know more in the next days.

skadi

Weather and some technical problems prevented the recovery last night. A news update will be given by the authorities later this day. Both persons on board were not found in the wreck or vicinity.

Wetter und technische Probleme behindern Hubschrauber-Bergung

skadi

Shawn,

Appologies if I sound abit harsh, but what the F...k do you mean with such a statement with the helicopter still in the water??

Or maybe you can be so kind and e-mail those investigators in Germany your conclusion and save them the trouble...:D

This is probably one of the most uninformative bit of information with regards to an accident I have EVER read.

Shawn,

Do you have this problem?

https://encrypted-tbn1.gstatic.com/i...em3jxeUztGrtPghttps://encrypted-tbn1.gstatic.com/i...tcp5hH35LuzUwV

Surprising statement given that the aircraft is still on the bottom of the sea.

With due respect maybe it should be left to the accident investigators which apparently you are not. :ugh: