Hughes 369 D-HLUX

Summary

On 29 June 2012 at about 07:05 local time, a Hughes 369 registered D-HLUX, operated by Hahn Helicopters, was involved in an accident near Lieser, Germany. One person was on board and one died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

29 June 2012 at 07:05

Classification

Accident

Location

Lieser, Germany

Coordinates

49.9167, 7.0167

Aircraft

Hughes 369

Registration

D-HLUX

Category

Helicopter

Operator

Hahn Helicopters

Operating rule

Non-U.S., Non-Commercial

Purpose of flight

Aerial Application

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Aircraft damage

Destroyed

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

CEN12WA412

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 June 29, 2012, at 0705 UTC, a Hughes HU369D helicopter, German registration D-HLUX, owned and operated by Hahn Helicopters Flugdienste GmbH, was destroyed when it struck a powerline and subsequently impacted terrain near Lieser, Germany. The pilot, the sole person on board, was fatally injured. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed for the local aerial application flight. This investigation is under the jurisdiction and control of the German government. Any further information may be obtained from: German Federal Bureau of Aircraft Accident Investigation Bundesstelle Fur Flugenfalluntersuchung (BFU) Hermann-Blenk Strasse 16 38108 Braunschweig Germany Phone: +49 5 31 – 35 48 – 0 Telefax: +49 5 31 – 35 48 – 246 www.bfu-web.de This report is for informational purposes only and contains only information released by, or obtained from, the BFU of Germany.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.