Bell 412-EP A6-FLV

Summary

On 16 March 2011 at about 07:18 local time, a Bell 412-EP registered A6-FLV, operated by Falcon Aviation Services, was involved in an incident near Zakum Field, United Arab Emirates. 11 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was slightly damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

16 March 2011 at 07:18

Classification

Incident

Location

Zakum Field, United Arab Emirates

Coordinates

Not recorded

Aircraft

Bell 412-EP

Registration

A6-FLV

Category

Helicopter

Engines

1

Operator

Falcon Aviation Services

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Aircraft damage

Minor

NTSB number

ENG11WA054

Nobody was injured.

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 March 16, 2011, about 0718 coordinated universal time, a Bell 412EP helicopter, United Arab Emirates (UAE) registration A6-FLV, experienced a failure of the landing gear aft cross tube during loading of the helicopter at Zakum Field, UAE. The investigation is under the direction of the General Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA) of the UAE. As the state of design of the helicopter, the NTSB has been requested to assist the GCAA in their investigation. All inquiries concerning this investigation should be directed to: General Civil Aviation Authority Investigation Sector PO Box 6558 Abu Dhabi United Arab Emirates Tel: +971 2 4447666 Fax: +971 2 4054535 Email: [email protected]

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.