# NTSB CEN17WA369: MD Helicopter 369, Norrbotten, Sweden, Sweden, September 26, 2017

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Foreign investigation
- Date: September 26, 2017, 11:54 local (11:54 UTC)
- Place: Norrbotten, Sweden, Sweden
- Coordinates: 65.639724, 21.040277
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=65.6397&lon=21.0403&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Defining event: [Initial climb: Unknown or undetermined](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/000)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal, 1 serious
- Status: Led by another country's authority
- NTSB office: Central Region
- Lead agency: Other
- NTSB case key (mKey): 96096
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CEN17WA369
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/96096/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN17WA369

## Sequence of events

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

- [Initial climb: 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 September 26, 2017, about 1154 hours universal coordinated time, an MD Helicopters 369D, Swedish registration SE-JVI, impacted terrain about one-third mile from the Alvsbyn Airport (ESUV), Norrbotten, Sweden. One pilot was fatally injured and the second pilot was seriously injured. The flight departed from ESUV shortly before the accident. The intended destination has not been determined.The accident investigation is under the jurisdiction and control of the Swedish Accident Investigation Authority. This report contains only information released by or obtained from the government of Sweden. Further information pertaining to this accident may be obtained from: Swedish Accident Investigation Authority P. O. Box 12538 102 29 Stockholm Sweden Tel: (46) 8 5088-6200 Website: http://www.havkom.se Email: info@havkom.se

## Aircraft

- Registration: SE-JVI (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: MD HELICOPTER 369
- Category: Helicopter
- Serial number: 300678D
- Damage: Destroyed
- Fire: Unknown
- Flight: Non-U.S., commercial
- Operator: Visimind AB
- Registered owner: First European Aviation Company

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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