- Date
- May 2, 2015
- Place
- Morobe Province, Papua New Guinea
- Damage
- No damage
- Phase of flight
- Uncontrolled descent
- Aircraft
- P2-HSLBell 407
- Defining event
- Uncontrolled descent: Loss of engine power (partial)
- NTSB office
- Aviation Engineering Division
- Lead agency
- Other
- Case key
- 97459
From the NTSB’s public API. By law, NTSB reports can’t be used as evidence in lawsuits over the incident.
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Factual narrative
On May 2, 2015, a Bell Helicopters 407 powered by a Roll-Royce M250-C47B turboshaft experienced an unexpected uncommanded high rate of descent while on approach to the helipad with an external load of two diesel fuel drums. The pilot jettisoned his load and subsequently made a safe landing. The investigation is being conducted by the Accident Investigation Commission (AIC) of Papua New Guinea.
Sequence of events
The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event is the one that best describes the accident.
Aircraft
- Registration
- P2-HSL
- Reported as
- Bell 407
- Category
- Helicopter
- Serial number
- 53726
- Engine
- Rolls-Royce M250-C47B, turbo shaft
- Damage
- No damage
- Registered owner
- Heli Solutions
- Airworthiness certificate
- Unknown