# NTSB CEN16RA233: Bell 407, Kassel, Hesse, Germany, Germany, June 26, 2016

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Foreign investigation
- Date: June 26, 2016, 14:20 local (14:20 UTC)
- Place: Kassel, Hesse, Germany, Germany
- Coordinates: 51.420833, 9.392222 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=51.4208&lon=9.3922&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Defining event: [Enroute: Loss of engine power (total)](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/341)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Led by another country's authority
- NTSB office: Central Region
- Lead agency: Other
- NTSB case key (mKey): 93466
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CEN16RA233
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/93466/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN16RA233

## Sequence of events

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

- [Enroute: Loss of engine power (total)](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/341) (defining event); cases with it: [All aircraft, 3,820 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/341/sequence.md)

## 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 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BELL 407
- Category: Helicopter
- Serial number: 53605
- Damage: Substantial damage

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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