ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 238146
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| Date: | Thursday 16 July 2020 |
| Time: | 08:33 UTC |
| Type: |  McDonnell Douglas MD 600N |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | V5-HVD |
| MSN: | RN005 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 4 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | naar Heja Lodge -
 Namibia
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| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Grootfontein Airport (GFY/FYGF) |
| Windhoek-Eros Airport (ERS/FYWE) | |
| Investigating agency: | DAAI |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The privately owned helicopter got airborne from Grootfontein for a private flight to Windhoek-Eros Airport. On board were the pilot and three passengers.
The flight was uneventful for most of the journey. During the approach into Windhoek, along the mountain ridges at Heja Lodge, about 6.6 miles from Eros Airport, the pilot who was in communication with Eros tower and was cleared for runway 01. Just a few seconds later the pilot declared a mayday and thereafter all communication ceased. The helicopter experienced a sudden and immediate power loss accompanied by a loss in height.
The pilot searched for an area to quickly land using the auto-rotation procedure. He veered between some hills and found a relatively level area while trying to avoid high voltage power lines straight ahead. He lost control and hit the ground at a shallow angle, the aircraft hit the ground and tumbled down a ravine and came to rest halfway the cliff.
The helicopter was destroyed. The pilot and one passenger were seriously injured, the other two passengers sustained minor injuries.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
https://informante.web.na/pilot-and-children-miraculously-survive-helicopter-crash/
https://notar-helicopters.nl/600n.htm
Media:
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 16-Jul-2020 12:10 | gerard57 | Added |
| 16-Jul-2020 12:53 | harro | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Source, Embed code] |
| 16-Jul-2020 12:55 | harro | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 16-Jul-2020 12:55 | harro | Updated [Cn] |
| 17-Mar-2022 18:26 | harro | Updated [Time, Phase, Departure airport, Narrative, Accident report] |
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