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NTSB accident investigation · Robinson R44 · Vamdrup, Denmark · October 4, 2023

Accident · No injuriesClass 3 · Foreign
Date
October 4, 2023, 08:42 local (08:42 UTC)
Place
Vamdrup, Denmark · Open Field
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Approach
Aircraft
OY-HFSRobinson R44
Defining event
Approach-VFR pattern base: Off-field or emergency landing
Investigation class
Class 3
NTSB office
General Aviation Accidents
Lead agency
Other
Parties
Havarikommissionen Accident Investigation Board Denmark, Robinson Helicopter Company
Case key
193191

From the NTSB’s public API. By law, NTSB reports can’t be used as evidence in lawsuits over the accident.

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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.

Off-field or emergency landingApproach-VFR pattern baseAll aircraft: 3,365 casesDefining event

Aircraft

Registration
OY-HFS
Reported as
Robinson R44 (II)
Category
Helicopter
Damage
Substantial damage
Flight
Non-U.S., non-commercial
Airworthiness certificate
Unknown
Departed
Varde, OF
Destination
EKVD · Kolding/Vamdrup, OF
Airport
EKVD · Kolding airport
Equipment
Unknown