# NTSB ERA18WA245: Bell 430, Bostanci, Türkiye, September 6, 2018

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Foreign investigation
- Date: September 6, 2018, 14:00 local (14:00 UTC)
- Place: Bostanci, Türkiye
- Coordinates: 40.947223, 29.094165 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.9472&lon=29.0942&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Defining event: [Enroute-cruise: Unknown or undetermined](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/000)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal, 1 serious
- Status: Led by another country's authority
- NTSB office: Eastern Region Aviation
- Lead agency: Other
- NTSB case key (mKey): 98266
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ERA18WA245
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/98266/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA18WA245

## Sequence of events

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

- [Enroute-cruise: Unknown or undetermined](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/000) (defining event); cases with it: [All aircraft, 1,703 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/000/sequence.md)

## Factual narrative

The government of Turkey has notified the NTSB of an accident involving a Bell 430 that occurred on September 06, 2018. The NTSB has appointed a U.S. Accredited Representative to assist the government of Turkey's investigation under the provisions of ICAO Annex 13.All investigative information will be released by the government of Turkey.

## Aircraft

- Registration: TC-HYU (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BELL 430
- Category: Helicopter
- Serial number: 49123
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Fire: Unknown
- Flight: Non-U.S., commercial
- Operator: Unver Airlines
- Departed: Istanbul
- Destination: Istanbul

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot

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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