- Date
- October 8, 2017, 10:37 local (10:37 UTC)
- Place
- Namur, Belgium
- Injuries
- 4 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Standing
- Aircraft
- OO-FLYRobinson R44
- Defining event
- Standing-engine(s) operating: Loss of control on ground
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- NTSB office
- Central Region
- Lead agency
- Other
- Case key
- 96308
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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.
Aircraft
- Registration
- OO-FLY
- Reported as
- Robinson R44 (Raven 1)
- Category
- Helicopter
- Serial number
- 1857
- Built
- 2008
- Airframe hours
- 1,785
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Non-U.S., non-commercial
- Operator
- Best in Sky
- Registered owner
- Lore Helicopters
- Airworthiness certificate
- Unknown
- Departed
- EBNM · Namur
- Destination
- EBNM · Namur
- Flight plan
- Unknown
- Airport
- EBNM · Namur-Suarlee
- Equipment
- Unknown
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 290° at 4 knots
- Visibility
- 5 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 2,000 ft broken
- Temperature
- 57 °F, dew point 52 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.09 inHg
- Observed at
- EBCI, 31 nm away