- Date
- June 29, 2012, 07:05 local (07:05 UTC)
- Place
- Lieser, Germany
- Injuries
- 1 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Aircraft
- D-HLUXHughes 369
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- NTSB office
- Central Region
- Lead agency
- Other
- Case key
- 84152
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Factual narrative
On June 29, 2012, at 0705 UTC, a Hughes HU369D helicopter, German registration D-HLUX, owned and operated by Hahn Helicopters Flugdienste GmbH, was destroyed when it struck a powerline and subsequently impacted terrain near Lieser, Germany. The pilot, the sole person on board, was fatally injured. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed for the local aerial application flight. This investigation is under the jurisdiction and control of the German government. Any further information may be obtained from: German Federal Bureau of Aircraft Accident Investigation Bundesstelle Fur Flugenfalluntersuchung (BFU) Hermann-Blenk Strasse 16 38108 Braunschweig Germany Phone: +49 5 31 – 35 48 – 0 Telefax: +49 5 31 – 35 48 – 246 www.bfu-web.de This report is for informational purposes only and contains only information released by, or obtained from, the BFU of Germany.
Aircraft
- Registration
- D-HLUX
- Reported as
- Hughes 369 (D)
- Category
- Helicopter
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Aerial application · Non-U.S., non-commercial
- Operator
- Hahn Helicopters
- Registered owner
- Hahn Helicopters
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 150° at 6 knots
- Visibility
- 6 statute miles
- Temperature
- 72 °F, dew point 66 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.86 inHg
- Observed at
- EDFH, 9 nm away