WPR20WA202

NTSB accident investigation · Rotorcraft Development Corpora UH1-D · Tsumeb, Namibia · March 24, 2020

Accident · No injuriesForeign investigation
Date
March 24, 2020, 08:15 local (08:15 UTC)
Place
Tsumeb, Namibia
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
V5-HOZRotorcraft Development Corpora UH1-D
Defining event
Landing: Loss of control in flight
NTSB office
Western Pacific Region
Lead agency
Other
Case key
101520

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Factual narrative

The government of Namibia has notified the NTSB of an accident involving a Rotorcraft Development Corporation UH1-D helicopter, registration V5-HOZ, that occurred on March 24, 2020. The NTSB has appointed a U.S. Accredited Representative to assist the government of Namibia's investigation under the provisions of ICAO Annex 13.All investigative information will be released by the government of Namibia.

Sequence of events

The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event is the one that best describes the accident.

Aircraft

Registration
V5-HOZ
Reported as
Rotorcraft Development Corpora UH1-D
Category
Helicopter
Damage
Destroyed
Flight
Non-U.S., non-commercial