# NTSB CEN15WA234: Hughes 369, Bocognano, Corse-du-Sud, France, France, May 18, 2015

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Foreign investigation
- Date: May 18, 2015, 08:10 local (08:10 UTC)
- Place: Bocognano, Corse-du-Sud, France, France
- Coordinates: 42.080833, 9.057499 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.0808&lon=9.0575&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Unknown](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/990) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Defining event: [Unknown: Unknown or undetermined](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/000)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 2 serious
- Status: Led by another country's authority
- NTSB office: Central Region
- Lead agency: Other
- NTSB case key (mKey): 91187
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CEN15WA234
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/91187/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN15WA234

## Sequence of events

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

- [Unknown: Unknown or undetermined](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/000) (defining event); cases with it: [All aircraft, 1,703 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/000/sequence.md)

## Factual narrative

On May 18, 2015, about 0810 hours universal coordinated time, a Hughes model 369 helicopter, Finland registration OH-HNR, impacted terrain near Bocognano, Corse-du-Sud, France. The two crew members were seriously injured. The flight itinerary and purpose of the flight were not initially known. The accident investigation is under the jurisdiction of the Bureau d'Enquêtes et d'Analyses (BEA). This report is for informational purposes and contains only information obtained from the government of the France. Further information pertaining to this accident may be obtained from: Bureau d'Enquêtes et d'Analyses Aeroport du Bourget Zone Sud – Btiment 153 200 rue de Paris 93352 Le Bourget Cedex France Tel: +33(1) 49 92 72 00 Website: http://www.bea.aero Email: com@bea-fr.org

## Aircraft

- Registration: OH-HNR (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: HUGHES 369
- Category: Helicopter
- Serial number: 77-0166D
- Damage: Destroyed
- Fire: On-Ground
- Flight: Non-U.S., commercial
- Operator: Heliwest
- Registered owner: Heliwest

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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