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NTSB accident investigation · MD Helicopter 369 · Megiddo, Israel · August 31, 2021

Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · Foreign
Date
August 31, 2021, 07:45 local (04:45 UTC)
Place
Megiddo, Israel
Injuries
2 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Maneuvering
Aircraft
4X-BJKMD Helicopter 369
Defining event
Maneuvering-hover: Loss of engine power (total)
Investigation class
Class 4 - Basic report with no Prelim publish
NTSB office
Aviation Engineering Division
Lead agency
Other
Parties
Rolls Royce- Indianapolis
Case key
103833

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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
4X-BJK
Reported as
MD Helicopter 369 (E)
Category
Helicopter
Serial number
0450E
Damage
Substantial damage
Flight
External load · Non-U.S., non-commercial
Operator
Chim Nir Aviation Holding Ltd.
Registered owner
Chim Nir Aviation Holding Ltd.