- Date
- June 26, 2016, 14:20 local (14:20 UTC)
- Place
- Kassel, Hesse, Germany, Germany
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- D-HEABBell 407
- Defining event
- Enroute: Loss of engine power (total)
- NTSB office
- Central Region
- Lead agency
- Other
- Case key
- 93466
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Sequence of events
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Factual narrative
On June 26, 2016, about 1420 hours universal coordinated time, a Bell model 407 helicopter, German registration D-HEAB, sustained substantial damage during a hard landing following a loss of engine power near Kassel, Hesse, Germany. The pilot was not injured. The personal, cross-country flight departed from Assen, Netherlands, with an intended destination of the Kassel Airport (EDVK), Kassel, Hesse, Germany.The accident investigation is under the jurisdiction and control of the Federal Bureau of Aircraft Accidents Investigation (BFU). This report is for informational purposes and contains only information released by or obtained from the government of Germany. Further information pertaining to this accident may be obtained from: Federal Bureau of Aircraft Accidents Investigation Hermann-Blenk-Str. 16 38108 Braunschweig Germany Telephone: +(49) 531 3548 0 Website: http://www.bfu-web.de E-mail: box@bfu-web.de
Aircraft
- Registration
- D-HEAB
- Reported as
- Bell 407
- Category
- Helicopter
- Serial number
- 53605
- Damage
- Substantial damage