# NTSB DCA15WA115: Bell UH1H - NO Series, Bainskloof, South Africa, April 22, 2015

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Foreign investigation
- Date: April 22, 2015, 14:05 local (14:05 UTC)
- Place: Bainskloof, South Africa
- Coordinates: -33.610832, 18.108333
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=-33.6108&lon=18.1083&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Defining event: [Maneuvering-hover: Loss of control in flight](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/240)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 2 fatal
- Status: Led by another country's authority
- NTSB office: Major Investigations Division
- Lead agency: Other
- NTSB case key (mKey): 91104
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DCA15WA115
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/91104/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA15WA115

## Sequence of events

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

- [Maneuvering-hover: Loss of control in flight](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/240) (defining event); cases with it: [All aircraft, 5,002 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/240/sequence.md)

## Factual narrative

The government of South Africa has notified the NTSB of an accident involving a BELL UH-1H helicopter that occurred on April 22, 2015. The NTSB has appointed a U.S. Accredited Representative to assist the government of South Africa's investigation under the provisions of ICAO Annex 13 as the State of Manufacturer and Design of the helicopter.All investigative information will be released by the government of South Africa.

## Aircraft

- Registration: ZU-UHI (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BELL UH1H - NO SERIES (NO SERIES)
- Category: Helicopter
- Damage: Destroyed
- Fire: On-Ground
- Flight: Non-U.S., 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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