McDonnell Douglas MD-600 UP-MD004

Summary

On 27 January 2016 at about 17:47 local time, a McDonnell Douglas MD-600 registered UP-MD004, operated by JSC Aspan, was involved in an accident near Taldykorgan, Kazakhstan. 5 people were on board and 5 died. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

27 January 2016 at 17:47

Classification

Accident

Location

Taldykorgan, Kazakhstan

Coordinates

Not recorded

Aircraft

McDonnell Douglas MD-600

Registration

UP-MD004

Category

Helicopter

Operator

JSC Aspan

Operating rule

Non-U.S., Non-Commercial

Purpose of flight

Unknown

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Ucharal → Taldykorgan

Aircraft damage

Substantial

NTSB number

ERA16WA096

5 people 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 January 27, 2016, about 1747 local time, a McDonnell-Douglas MD-600N helicopter, Kazakhstan registration UP-MD004, registered to LLP Svinestroy and operated by JSC Aspan, impacted terrain under unknown circumstances after requesting to air traffic control to descend to 500 meters. The pilot and four passengers were fatally injured. The flight departed from Ucharal, and was located 18 kilometers from the intended destination of Taldykorgan, Kazakhstan. The investigation is under the jurisdiction of the Government of Kazakhstan. Further information pertaining to this accident may be obtained from: Aviation Accident and Incident Investigation Administration of Kazakhstan Ministry of Transport and Communications of Kazakhstan Transport-Tower Bldg 47 Kabanbay Batyr Ave. 010000 Astana Republic of Kazakhstan Fax: 8-7172-754408 This report is for informational purposes only and contains only information released by or obtained by the Government of Kazakhstan.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.