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| Date: | Thursday 1 February 1990 |
| Time: | 09:08 |
| Type: |  Hughes 369D |
| Owner/operator: | Deutscher Helicopter Dienst (DHD) |
| Registration: | D-HBIR |
| MSN: | 790538D |
| Year of manufacture: | 1979 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Dahn -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Agricultural |
| Departure airport: | Dahn |
| Dahn | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Control of the helicopter was lost at the start of a crop spreading run. The helicopter crashed and was destroyed. The accident was attributed to tail rotor failure due to a 'fatigue fracture of the tail rotor connection bolt'.
Sources:
1. WAAS
FUS-Hubschrauberstatistik 1973-1992
BUF 3X019-0/90
3. http://www.airframes.org/reg/dhbir
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 19-Feb-2016 15:53 | Dr.John Smith | Added |
| 19-Aug-2017 12:10 | Aerossurance | Updated [Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 05-Apr-2018 12:22 | TB | Updated [Location, ] |
| 25-Mar-2019 14:00 | TB | Updated [Time, Operator, Source, ] |
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