ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 186700
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| Date: | 20-APR-2016 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Hughes 369D |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | V5-HFZ |
| MSN: | 1100871D |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 6 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Molteblick -
 Namibia
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Windhoek Eros Airport (ERS/FYWE) |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The crew sent to salvage the wreckage of a helicopter (V5-HFW, R44 II, c/n 11925) that crashed about two weeks earlier also crashed, killing one.
Probable cause:
Loss of tail rotor effectiveness
Sources:
http://allafrica.com/stories/201604221044.html
http://allafrica.com/stories/201604211256.html
https://www.namibian.com.na/149964/archive-read/Salvage-helicopter-crashes
http://www.mwt.gov.na/documents/98944/100185/V5-HFZ+Report/119d58e9-88af-4b95-808d-92abf04c44c4
Accident investigation:
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 23-Apr-2016 06:59 | gerard57 | Added |
| 23-Apr-2016 07:01 | harro | Updated [Aircraft type] |
| 26-Aug-2017 14:56 | Aerossurance | Updated [Time, Source, Narrative] |
| 07-Dec-2017 11:54 | rotorspot | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Total occupants, Source, Narrative] |
| 17-May-2020 06:49 | harro | Updated [Time, Departure airport, Narrative, Accident report, ] |
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