# NTSB ERA17WA273: Bell 206, Algiers, Algeria, August 10, 2017

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Foreign investigation
- Date: August 10, 2017, 09:30 local (09:30 UTC)
- Place: Algiers, Algeria
- Coordinates: 36.650276, 4.264166 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.6503&lon=4.2642&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Defining event: [Maneuvering: Controlled flight into terr/obj (CFIT)](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/120)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 4 fatal
- Status: Led by another country's authority
- NTSB office: Eastern Region Aviation
- Lead agency: Other
- NTSB case key (mKey): 95803
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ERA17WA273
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/95803/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA17WA273

## Sequence of events

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

- [Maneuvering: Controlled flight into terr/obj (CFIT)](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/120) (defining event); cases with it: [All aircraft, 1,074 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/120/sequence.md)

## Factual narrative

On August 10, 2017, about 0930 coordinated universal time, Bell 206L3 helicopter, Algerian registration 7T-WUF, was substantially damaged when it impacted terrain while maneuvering in Algiers, Algeria. The pilot and three passengers were fatally injured. The local aerial photography flight departed Algiers International Airport (DAAG), Algiers, Algeria, and was conducted under Algerian flight regulations.The Algerian Ministry of Transport, Civil Aviation Authority is investigating the accident. As the State of Manufacture and Design of the engine, the NTSB has appointed a US Accredited Representative under the provisions of ICAO Annex 13. All inquiries concerning this accident should be directed to: Ministère des Transports Direction de l'Aviation Civile et de la Météorologie 119, rue Didouche Mourad Alger, Algérie Tel.: (213) 2 74 06 81 Fax: (213) 2 74 76 14 This report is for informational purposes and contains only initial information provided by the Government of Algeria.

## Aircraft

- Registration: 7T-WUF (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BELL 206 (L3)
- Category: Helicopter
- Engines: Rolle Royce 250 Series turbo shaft
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Fire: On-Ground
- Flight: Non-U.S., commercial
- Operator: Tassili Airlines
- Registered owner: Tassili Airlines
- Airworthiness certificate: Unknown
- Departed: DAAG, Algiers
- Destination: DAAG, Algiers
- Airport: DAAG, Algiers
- Equipment: Unknown

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; injuries: fatal

## 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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