Date: Friday 2 June 2017
Time: c. 17:00 LT
Type: Robinson R44 Clipper II
Owner/operator: Private
Registration: D-HFCQ
MSN: 12845
Year of manufacture: 2009
Total airframe hrs: 1486 hours
Engine model: Lycoming IO-540-AE1A5
Fatalities: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 3
Other fatalities: 0
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Category: Accident
Location: Marina Hohe Düne, Rostock -
Germany
Phase: Landing
Nature: Passenger - Non-Scheduled/charter/Air Taxi
Departure airport:
Destination airport: Marina Hohe Düne helipad
Investigating agency: BFU
Confidence Rating: Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities
Narrative: A Robinson R44 helicopter crashed following a tail rotor strike a lamp post at the Hohe Düne marina in Rostock. The three occupants were slightly injured as was the harbour master who was hit by debris.
Accident investigation:
Investigating agency: BFU
Report number: BFU17-0624-3X
Status: Investigation completed
Duration: 6 months
Download report: Final report
Sources:
https://www.ndr.de/nachrichten/mecklenburg-vorpommern/Rostock-Verletzte-bei-Hubschrauberabsturz,absturz488.html http://www.helionline.net/226-232109-682931/photogallery/30/175/46371///D-HFCQ+12845.html https://www.svz.de/lokales/rostock/video-hubschrauberabsturz-in-rostock-id16968866.html
Media:
VIDEO
Revision history:
Date/time Contributor Updates
02-Jun-2017 20:09
Anon.
Added
02-Jun-2017 20:10
harro
Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Cn, Narrative, ]
02-Jun-2017 21:23
Geno
Updated [Operator, Location, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, ]
03-Jun-2017 07:43
TB
Updated [Location, Destination airport, Source, ]
03-Jun-2017 08:01
Aerossurance
Updated [Source, Embed code, ]
03-Jun-2017 10:17
Aerossurance
Updated [Narrative, ]
05-Jun-2017 17:02
tomcat17
Updated [Operator, ]
14-Dec-2017 19:30
harro
Updated [Source, ]
05-Dec-2023 15:14
harro
Updated [Other fatalities, ]
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