# NTSB CEN12WA681: Mcdonnell Douglas 500, Kastire, Latvia, July 12, 2012

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Foreign investigation
- Date: July 12, 2012, 09:45 local (09:45 UTC)
- Place: Kastire, Latvia
- Phase of flight: [Unknown](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/990) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Defining event: [Unknown: Loss of engine power (partial)](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/342)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Led by another country's authority
- NTSB office: Central Region
- Lead agency: Other
- Parties: Transport Accident and Incident Investigation Bure
- NTSB case key (mKey): 86090
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CEN12WA681
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/86090/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN12WA681

## Sequence of events

The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event best describes what happened.

- [Unknown: Loss of engine power (partial)](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/342) (defining event); cases with it: [All aircraft, 1,858 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/342/sequence.md)
- [Unknown: Collision with terr/obj (non-CFIT) ](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/470); cases with it: [All aircraft, 10,189 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/470/sequence.md)

## Factual narrative

On July 12, 2012, about 0945 local time, a McDonnell Douglas MD-500 helicopter, registration OH-HJR, sustained substantial damage when it impacted terrain near Kastire, Latvia. The pilot was not injured. This investigation is under the jurisdiction of the Government of Latvia. Any further information pertaining to this accident may be obtained from: Transport Accident/Incident Investigation Bureau Republic of Latvia Telephone: 371 67288140 Fax: 371 67283339 This report is for informational purposes only, and contains only information released by the Government of Latvia.

## Aircraft

- Registration: OH-HJR (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: MCDONNELL DOUGLAS 500 (N)
- Category: Helicopter
- Serial number: O475E
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Non-U.S., non-commercial
- Operator: On File
- Registered owner: On File
- Airworthiness certificate: Unknown
- Flight plan: Unknown

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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