# NTSB CEN12RA212: Gelsdorf, Germany, March 25, 2012

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Foreign investigation
- Date: March 25, 2012, 09:48 local (09:48 UTC)
- Place: Gelsdorf, Germany
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 6 serious
- Status: Led by another country's authority
- NTSB office: Central Region
- Lead agency: Other
- NTSB case key (mKey): 83246
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CEN12RA212
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/83246/pdf
- NTSB docket: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=83246
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN12RA212

## Factual narrative

On March 23, 2012, at 0948 coordinated universal time, a Eurocopter AS-350 helicopter, registered D-HENN, sustained substantial damage after a loss of engine power near Gelsdorf, Germany. There was one pilot and five passengers on board. The pilot was seriously injured. The accident investigation is under the jurisdiction and control of the German government. This report is for informational purposes only and contains only information released by or obtained from the German government. Further information pertaining to this accident may be obtained from: German Federal Bureau of Aircraft Accident Investigation Bundesstelle fuer Flugunfalluntersuchung (BFU) Hermann-Blenk Strasse 16 38108 Braunschweig Germany

## Aircraft

- Registration: D-HENN (not matched to a registry record)
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Non-U.S., commercial

## Docket (1 files)

The files NTSB released with the investigation on April 9, 2012, on NTSB's docket system: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=83246. 12 KB in all.

- International Notification (item 1, .PDF, 12 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40365409&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=International%20Notification-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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