WPR21WA066

NTSB accident investigation · Bell 407 · Kala, Tanzania · November 10, 2020

Accident · Serious injuriesClass 5 · Foreign
Date
November 10, 2020, 14:37 local (11:37 UTC)
Place
Kala, Tanzania
Injuries
3 serious, 1 minor, 1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Takeoff
Aircraft
ZS-MCCBell 407
Defining event
Takeoff: Loss of engine power (total)
Investigation class
Class 5 - No publish
NTSB office
Western Pacific Region
Lead agency
Other
Case key
102373

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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.

Aircraft

Registration
ZS-MCC
Reported as
Bell 407
Category
Helicopter
Serial number
53766
Built
2007
Damage
Substantial damage
Operator
Unknown
Registered owner
Unknown