Accident RotorWay Exec 162F PH-NTL, Sunday 16 November 2008
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Date:Sunday 16 November 2008
Time:12:45 LT
Type:Silhouette image of generic EXEC model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
RotorWay Exec 162F
Owner/operator:Private
Registration: PH-NTL
MSN: 6808
Fatalities:Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1
Other fatalities:0
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Category:Accident
Location:Near Lingen, Germany -   Germany
Phase: En route
Nature:Private
Departure airport:EDWN
Destination airport:EHTE
Investigating agency: BFU
Confidence Rating: Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities
Narrative:
The helicopter crashed in a pasture and was destroyed by fire.
The pilot lost control after the main rotor had struck and severed the tail.

Accident investigation:
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Investigating agency: BFU
Report number: CX012-0/08
Status: Investigation completed
Duration:
Download report: Final report

Sources:

1. Hubschrauber-Absturz: Pilot kommt ums Leben
2. Nordhorn-Hubschrauber abgestürzt-Pilot tot
3. Helikopter bij Nordhorn gecrasht
4. Video of fire brigade arriving on the scene
https://www.bfu-web.de/DE/Home/homepage_node.htmlcln_005/nn_223970/DE/Publikationen/Untersuchungsberichte/2008/Bericht__08__CX012__RotorwayExec162__Nordhorn,templateId=raw,property=publicationFile.pdf/Bericht_08_CX012_RotorwayExec162_Nordhorn.pdf

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
19-Nov-2008 22:59 RobertMB Added
21-Nov-2008 23:35 Topaz Updated
13-Jan-2011 13:43 harro Updated [Operator, Source, Narrative, ]

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