# NTSB WPR20WA202: Rotorcraft Development Corpora UH1-D, Tsumeb, Namibia, March 24, 2020

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Foreign investigation
- Date: March 24, 2020, 08:15 local (08:15 UTC)
- Place: Tsumeb, Namibia
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Defining event: [Landing: Loss of control in flight](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/240)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Status: Led by another country's authority
- NTSB office: Western Pacific Region
- Lead agency: Other
- NTSB case key (mKey): 101520
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=WPR20WA202
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/101520/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR20WA202

## 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 best describes what happened.

- [Landing: Loss of control in flight](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/240) (defining event)

## Aircraft

- Registration: V5-HOZ (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: Rotorcraft Development Corpora UH1-D
- Category: Helicopter
- Damage: Destroyed
- Flight: Non-U.S., non-commercial

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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