- Date
- January 21, 2012, 14:30 local (14:30 UTC)
- Place
- Oosterschelde, Netherlands
- Injuries
- 3 uninjured
- Damage
- No damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- PH-WMWRobinson Helicopter R44
- Defining event
- Enroute-cruise: Loss of engine power (partial)
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- NTSB office
- Central Region
- Lead agency
- Other
- Parties
- Petersen Aviation Incorporated, Dutch Safety Board, Lycoming Engines
- Case key
- 85809
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Findings · 1
NTSB’s coded findings. Those marked are part of the probable cause; the rest are factors or other findings. Under each, the cases with the same finding.
Sequence of events
The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event is the one that best describes the accident. Under each, the cases with the same event anywhere in their sequence.
Factual narrative
On January 21, 2012, at 1430 universal coordinated time, a Robinson Helicopter Company model R44, Dutch registration PH-WMW, made an uneventful forced landing after experiencing a partial loss of engine power near Oosterschelde, The Netherlands. The pilot and two passengers were not injured. The helicopter was registered to and operated by Helicon Helicopter Services, located in Bergen op Zoom, The Netherlands. Day visual meteorological conditions prevailed for the flight that departed Kruiningen, The Netherlands, at an unspecified time. The investigation is under the jurisdiction of the Dutch Government. Further information may be obtained from: The Dutch Safety Board P.O. Box 95404 2509 CK The Hague The Netherlands Phone: (+31) 70 333 7000 Fax: (+31) 70 333 7077 E-mail: info@onderzoeksraad.nl Webpage: http://www.onderzoeksraad.nl/en/index.php This report is for informational purposes only and contains only information released by or obtained from The Dutch Safety Board.
Aircraft
- Registration
- PH-WMW
- Reported as
- Robinson Helicopter R44
- Serial number
- 2072
- Airframe hours
- 1,090
- Damage
- No damage
- Flight
- Non-U.S., commercial
- Operator
- Helicon Helicopter Services
- Registered owner
- Helicon Helicopter Services
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Departed
- Oosterschelde
- Destination
- Kruiningen
- Flight plan
- Unknown
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 280° at 17 knots
- Visibility
- 4.4 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 2,200 ft broken
- Temperature
- 46 °F, dew point 45 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.70 inHg
- Observed at
- EHWO