Wirestrike Accident Robinson R44 Raven II D-HARV,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 145331
 
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Date:Saturday 28 April 2012
Time:18:30 LT
Type:Silhouette image of generic R44 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Robinson R44 Raven II
Owner/operator:Air Lloyd Deutsche Helicopter GmbH
Registration: D-HARV
MSN: 12794
Year of manufacture:2009
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 4
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Category:Accident
Location:In a field near Spieckern, about 10km east of Wuppertal -   Germany
Phase: Take off
Nature:Illegal Flight
Departure airport:Spieckern, near Wuppertal
Destination airport:
Investigating agency: BFU
Confidence Rating: Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities
Narrative:
The pilot of a Robinson R44 Raven II helicopter had conducted an illegal off-airport landing on a field to pick up two additional passengers. Afterwards he clipped a powerline and crashed immediately after lifting off from a field near Spieckern, about 10km east of Wuppertal.

All four occupants suffered minor to moderate injuries and were taken to hospital.


Accident investigation:
cover
  
Investigating agency: BFU
Report number: BFU 3X026-12
Status: Investigation completed
Duration:
Download report: Final report

Sources:

https://www1.wdr.de/fernsehen/aktuelle-stunde/index.html
https://www.derwesten.de//region/hubschrauber-bei-rundflug-ueber-wuppertal-abgestuerzt-id6601895.html
http://www.wz.de/lokales/wuppertal/hubschrauber-touchiert-stromleitung-vier-verletzte-1.972310
[LINK NOT WORKING ANYMORE:https://losangelesnewsone.wordpress.com/2012/04/28/pol-w-w-hubschrauberabsturz-in-wuppertal/]

http://www.airport-data.com/images/aircraft/large/000/672/672782.jpg (photo)
https://www.justiz.nrw.de/nrwe/olgs/duesseldorf/j2016/I_24_U_40_16_Urteil_20161122.html

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
28-Apr-2012 18:10 RobertMB Added
28-Apr-2012 18:11 RobertMB Updated [Narrative]
14-Oct-2021 05:59 Anon. Updated [Nature, Source, Narrative]
21-Oct-2021 19:14 harro Updated [[Nature, Source, Narrative]]

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