# NTSB CEN11RA149: Mcdonnell Douglas 600, Jena-Isserstedt, Germany, December 28, 2010

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Foreign investigation
- Date: December 28, 2010, 14:20 local (14:20 UTC)
- Place: Jena-Isserstedt, Germany
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 2 serious, 1 minor
- Status: Led by another country's authority
- NTSB office: Central Region
- Lead agency: Other
- NTSB case key (mKey): 78138
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CEN11RA149
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/78138/pdf
- NTSB docket: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=78138
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN11RA149

## Factual narrative

On December 28, 2010, at 1420 UTC, a MD-Helicopters MD600N, German registration D-HHWR, lost engine power and subsequently impacted terrain near Jena-Isserstedt, Thuringen, German. The pilot and second pilot on board the helicopter sustained serious injuries. The passenger on board sustained minor injuries. The helicopter was destroyed in the crash. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time of the accident. This investigation is under the jurisdiction and control of the German government. Any further information may be obtained from: German Federal Bureau of Aircraft Accidents Investigation Bundesstelle fur Flugenfallensuchung (BFU) Herman-Blenk Strasse 16 38108 Braunschweig Germany This report is for informational purposes only and contains only information released by, or obtained from, the BFU of Germany.

## Aircraft

- Registration: D-HHWR (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: MCDONNELL DOUGLAS 600 (N)
- Category: Helicopter
- Damage: Destroyed
- Flight: Non-U.S., non-commercial
- Operator: Kurt Wagner
- Registered owner: Kurt Wagner

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: calm
- Temperature: 28 °F, dew point 25 °F
- Altimeter: 30.21 inHg

## Docket (1 files)

The files NTSB released with the investigation on April 4, 2011, on NTSB's docket system: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=78138. 98 KB in all.

- Memorandum regarding German Jurisdiction and Control (item 1, .PDF, 98 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40345393&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Memorandum%20regarding%20German%20Jurisdiction%20and%20Control-Master.PDF

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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