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NTSB accident investigation · Hughes 269C · Dippenricht, Germany · February 9, 2025

Accident · FatalClass 5 · Foreign
Date
February 9, 2025, 12:20 local (12:20 UTC)
Place
Dippenricht, Germany
Injuries
2 fatal
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Unknown
Aircraft
D-HSEPHughes 269C
Defining event
Unknown: Unknown or undetermined
Investigation class
Class 5 - No publish
NTSB office
General Aviation Accidents
Lead agency
Other
Parties
German Federal Bureau of Aircraft Accident Investigation
Case key
199692

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Sequence of events

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Aircraft

Registration
D-HSEP
Reported as
Hughes 269C
Category
Helicopter
Serial number
S1451
Built
1990
Damage
Destroyed
Flight
Personal · Non-U.S., non-commercial
Operator
Franken-Helikopters
Registered owner
Franken-Helikopters