# NTSB ERA17WA207: MD Helicopter 369, Bultfontein, South Africa, June 14, 2017

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Foreign investigation
- Date: June 14, 2017, 10:45 local (10:45 UTC)
- Place: Bultfontein, South Africa
- Coordinates: -28.225555, 26.124721 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=-28.2256&lon=26.1247&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
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Led by another country's authority
- NTSB office: Eastern Region Aviation
- Lead agency: Other
- NTSB case key (mKey): 95384
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ERA17WA207
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/95384/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA17WA207

## 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 June 14, 2017, about 1045 coordinated universal time, an MD Helicopter 369E, South African registration ZT-RAC, was substantially damaged during a forced landing near Bulfontein, South Africa. The pilot and two passengers were not injured. The personal flight was conducted under South African flight regulations. The South African Civil Aviation Authority (SACAA) Accident and Incident Investigations Division (AIID) is investigating the accident. As the State of Manufacture and Design of the helicopter and engine, the NTSB has appointed a US Accredited Representative under the provisions of ICAO Annex 13 to assist the AIID in its investigation. All inquiries concerning this accident should be directed to: South African Civil Aviation Authority Accidents and Incidents Investigation Division Private Bag X 73 Halfway House 1685 South Africa Website: http://www.caa.co.za This report is for informational purposes only. All investigative information will be released by the SACAA.

## Aircraft

- Registration: ZT-RAC (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: MD HELICOPTER 369 (E)
- Category: Helicopter
- Serial number: 0210 E
- Engines: Rolls Royce turbo shaft
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Personal, Non-U.S., non-commercial
- Operator: Aircraft Asset Finance Corporation
- Registered owner: Aircraft Asset Finance Corporation
- Departed: FAWM, Welkom
- Destination: FACK, Christiana

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; injuries: none

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC)

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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