Accident Hughes 500D (369D) D-HLUX,
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Date:Friday 29 June 2012
Time:07:05 UTC
Type:Silhouette image of generic H500 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Hughes 500D (369D)
Owner/operator:Hahn Helicopter Flugdienste
Registration: D-HLUX
MSN: 29-0450D
Year of manufacture:1979
Fatalities:Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Category:Accident
Location:Bernkastel area, near Lieser -   Germany
Phase: Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.)
Nature:Agricultural
Departure airport:
Destination airport:
Investigating agency: BFU
Confidence Rating: Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities
Narrative:
Helicopter hit powerline mast during spray ops and crashed upside down into a vineyard near Lieser.
The helicopter, a Hughes 500D, D-HLUX, was destroyed and the sole pilot onboard received fatal injuries.

Accident investigation:
cover
  
Investigating agency: BFU
Report number: BFU 3X073-12
Status: Investigation completed
Duration:
Download report: Final report

Sources:

https://www.t-online.de/regionales/id_57585338/hubschrauberabsturz-an-der-mosel-pilot-stirbt.html
http://forum.helionline.net/login.php?redirect=viewtopic.php&t=7843&sid=e710322234b93815833503117c213038
http://www.volksfreund.de/nachrichten/region/mosel/aktuell/Heute-in-der-Mosel-Zeitung-26-jaehriger-Pilot-stirbt-bei-Hubschrauber-Absturz-in-den-Weinbergen;art671,3204592
https://www.ntsb.gov/aviationquery/brief.aspx?ev_id=20120702X51100&key=1

http://www.airport-data.com/aircraft/D-HLUX.html
https://www.bfu-web.de/DE/Home/homepage_node.htmlDE/Publikationen/Untersuchungsberichte/2012/Bericht_12_3X073_HU369_Lieser.pdf?__blob=publicationFile

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
29-Jun-2012 11:37 aeronaut Added
29-Jun-2012 11:39 harro Updated [Aircraft type, Other fatalities, Damage, Narrative]
29-Jun-2012 11:45 harro Updated [Registration, Operator, Source, Narrative]
04-Jul-2012 08:15 Geno Updated [Time, Registration, Cn, Location, Source, Damage, Narrative]
15-Aug-2014 05:56 Aerossurance Updated [Source, Narrative]

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