# NTSB ERA15WA211: Bell 430, Aydin, Türkiye, April 26, 2015

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Foreign investigation
- Date: April 26, 2015, 13:22 local (13:22 UTC)
- Place: Aydin, Türkiye
- Coordinates: 37.837776, 28.377777 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.8378&lon=28.3778&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Emergency descent](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/600) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Defining event: [Autorotation: Hard landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/092)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 2 minor, 5 uninjured
- Status: Led by another country's authority
- NTSB office: Eastern Region Aviation
- Lead agency: Other
- NTSB case key (mKey): 91168
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ERA15WA211
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/91168/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA15WA211

## Sequence of events

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

- [Autorotation: Hard landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/092) (defining event); cases with it: [All aircraft, 2,102 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/092/sequence.md)

## Factual narrative

On April 26, 2015, at 1322 coordinated universal time, a Bell 430, Turkish-registered TC-HSZ, was substantially damaged following a hard landing near Aydin, Turkey. The pilot and co-pilot were not injured. Two passengers sustained minor injuries, and three passengers were not injured. This investigation is under the jurisdiction and control of the government of Turkey. This report is for informational purposes only and contains only information released by or obtained from the Directorate General of Civil Aviation, Ministry of Transport, Maritime Affairs and Communications (AIB), Turkey. Further information pertaining to this accident may be obtained from: Ministry of Transport, Maritime Affairs and Communications (AIB) Hanimeli Sok. No. 7 Sihhiye, Ankara, Turkey Tel 90-312-203-2173 Fax 90-312-229-7289

## Aircraft

- Registration: TC-HSZ (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BELL 430
- Category: Helicopter
- Serial number: 49105
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Non-U.S., non-commercial
- Operator: Zorlu Air Havacilik A.S.
- Departed: Aydin
- Destination: Aydin

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 51; injuries: none
- Co-pilot; age 51; injuries: none

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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