ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 70106
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| Date: | Wednesday 18 November 2009 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Robinson R22 Beta |
| Owner/operator: | Belrex 658 CC/Windhoek Flight Training Centre |
| Registration: | ZS-PZI |
| MSN: | 4229 |
| Year of manufacture: | 2007 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Between Windhoek and Okahandja -
 Namibia
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | Windhoek Eros Airport, Windhoek, Namibia (FYWE) |
| Windhoek Eros Airport, Windhoek, Namibia (FYWE) | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
The helicopter crashed on a sandy river bank about 15 kilometres off the main road between Windhoek and Okahandja near the Okapuka Tannery during a training exercise. The Angolan student died at the scene, while the 24 year old South African flight instructor survived. He was being treated in the Roman Catholic Hospital in Windhoek. The accident was probably caused by a vortex ring state during a descent to gain speed. According to a contemporary newspaper report (see link #5)
"Namibia: One Killed as Chopper Goes Down
By Tileni Mongudhi and Werner Menges
A HELICOPTER training flight ended in a deadly crash between Windhoek and Okahandja yesterday afternoon.
In the second fatal aircraft accident in the Windhoek area in four days, a young student pilot died when a two-seater Robinson helicopter that was on a training flight to the north of the city crashed to the ground."
Sources:
1. One killed as chopper goes down
2. Helicopter Crashes
3. Photos on FlyAfrica
4. https://www.namibian.com.na/news/full-story/archive/2010/april/article/report-out-on-fatal-heli-crash/
5. https://allafrica.com/stories/200911190791.html
6. http://helihub.com/2009/11/18/18-nov-09-zs-pzi-robinson-r22-windhoek-namibia-1f/
7. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hosea_Kutako_International_Airport
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 18-Nov-2009 15:45 | Topaz | Added |
| 19-Nov-2009 01:54 | RobertMB | Updated |
| 19-Nov-2009 06:37 | Topaz | Updated |
| 19-Nov-2009 10:34 | Alpine Flight | Updated |
| 30-Apr-2010 10:42 | harro | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
| 24-Sep-2018 02:07 | Dr.John Smith | Updated [Operator, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
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