Hughes 369 D-HDWM

Summary

On 8 August 2010 at about 12:49 local time, a Hughes 369 registered D-HDWM was involved in an accident near Minsk, Belarus. One person was on board and one died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

8 August 2010 at 12:49

Classification

Accident

Location

Minsk, Belarus

Nearest airport

Borovaya Airfield (UMMB)

Coordinates

Not recorded

Aircraft

Hughes 369

Registration

D-HDWM

Category

Helicopter

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Non-U.S., Non-Commercial

Purpose of flight

Air Race/Show

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Minsk → Minsk

Aircraft damage

Destroyed

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

ERA10WA415

1 person died.

The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.

Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.

Read the full NTSB narrative

On August 8, 2010, at 1249 coordinated universal time (1549 local time), a Hughes 369, German registration D-HDWM, was destroyed when it impacted terrain at Borovaya Airfield (UMMB), near Minsk, Belarus. The German pilot was fatally injured. The helicopter was operating during an international helicopter competition under Belarus flight regulations. The investigation is under the jurisdiction of the government of Belarus. Further information may be obtained from: Republic of Belarus Ministry of Transport and Communications 4, Aerodromnaya Str., 220065, Minsk, Belarus Tel: (375 17) 222 53 98 This report is for informational purposes and only contains information released by the government of Belarus.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.