# NTSB DCA11WA118: Bell 412 - EP, Warri, Nigeria, April 16, 2010

- Type: NTSB incident investigation
- Classification: Incident · No injuries · Foreign investigation
- Date: April 16, 2010, 12:55 local (12:55 UTC)
- Place: Warri, Nigeria
- Coordinates: 5.597222, 5.819444 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=5.5972&lon=5.8194&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
- Status: Led by another country's authority
- NTSB office: Major Investigations Division
- Lead agency: Other
- NTSB case key (mKey): 83635
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DCA11WA118
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/83635/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA11WA118

## 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 April 16, 2010, about 1255 UTC, 5N-BFU, Bell 412EP, operated by Bristow Pan African Airline, had a loss of power followed by an autorotative landing and collision with the ground at Warri, Delta State, Nigeria. There were no injuries to the 3 occupants. The helicopter received minor damage. There was no fire. The flight originated at Warri. An investigation was instituted by the Nigeria Accident Investigation Bureau (NAIB). As the State of manufacture of the helicopter, a US Accredited Representative was appointed. Please direct inquiries about the investigation to the NAIB. Nigeria Accident Investigation Bureau P.M.B. 106 Murtala Muhammed International Airport Ikeja, Lagos Nigeria

## Aircraft

- Registration: 5N-BFU (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BELL 412 - EP (EP)
- Category: Helicopter
- Damage: Minor damage
- Flight: Non-U.S., non-commercial

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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