ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 245797
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| Date: | 17-DEC-2020 |
| Time: | 12:02 |
| Type: |  AutoGyro Calidus |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | V5-ULT |
| MSN: | C00235 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | near Windhoek -
 Namibia
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Windhoek-Eros Airport (ERS/FYWE) |
| Windhoek-Eros Airport (ERS/FYWE) | |
| Investigating agency: | DAAI Namibia |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The gyroplane struck high voltage power lines and crashed on a road near Windhoek, Namibia. The two occupants died.
Sources:
http://www.nbc.na/news/one-person-dies-after-gyrocopter-crashes-road-near-hosea-kutako-international-airport.38935
https://twitter.com/NewEraNewspaper/status/1339564941980909569
https://www.namibia-aviation.com/ads.aspx?action=adv&adid=14 (photos)
Accident investigation:
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Media:
BREAKING NEWS: Helicopter crashes on road
— Eagle FM Namibia (@EagleFMNam) December 17, 2020
Namibia Marshall Rangers Sheriff Sean Naude has just confirmed that a helicopter has crashed onto the road from Windhoek to Hosea Kutako airport. The Sheriff said it appeared like an emergency landing. pic.twitter.com/MEFkpSPJif
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Dec-2020 18:11 | harro | Added |
| 17-Dec-2020 18:40 | RobertMB | Updated [Total fatalities, Total occupants, Departure airport, Source, Embed code, Narrative] |
| 18-Dec-2020 07:49 | RobertMB | Updated [Total fatalities, Narrative] |
| 19-Dec-2020 21:07 | Captain Adam | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Operator, Source, Narrative] |
| 31-Jan-2021 16:02 | rotorspot | Updated [Cn] |
| 17-Mar-2022 18:22 | harro | Updated [Time, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Narrative, Accident report] |
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