ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 186336
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| Date: | Friday 8 April 2016 |
| Time: | 03:58 UTC |
| Type: |  Robinson R44 II |
| Owner/operator: | Etosha Helicopters Company |
| Registration: | V5-HFW |
| MSN: | 11925 |
| Year of manufacture: | 2007 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | 17 miles SW of Hosea Kutako International Airport -
 Namibia
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Windhoek Eros Airport (ERS/FYWE) |
| Dordabis | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
Crashed en route to a farm, in poor visability, resulting in the death of the pilot.
Probable cause
1 The pilot failed to comply with visual meteorological flight conditions and the helicopter impacted with mountainous terrain during flight.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
Flight Global
https://www.newera.com.na/2016/04/11/helicopter-crash-kills-pilot/
http://www.mwt.gov.na/documents/98944/100185/V5-HFW/f00d53dc-b79a-426f-abd7-d79bd9da9a24
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 11-Apr-2016 13:59 | Aerossurance | Added |
| 26-Aug-2017 14:58 | Aerossurance | Updated [Narrative] |
| 17-May-2020 06:41 | KagurazakaHanayo | Updated [Date, Time, Cn, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 17-May-2020 06:43 | harro | Updated [Departure airport, Narrative, Accident report, ] |
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