Bell 222 ET--AVF

Summary

On 26 April 2019 at about 04:28 local time, a Bell 222 registered ET--AVF, operated by Trans Nation Airways PLC, was involved in an accident near Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. 5 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

26 April 2019 at 04:28

Classification

Accident

Location

Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

Coordinates

Not recorded

Aircraft

Bell 222

Registration

ET--AVF

Category

Helicopter

Operator

Trans Nation Airways PLC

Operating rule

Non-U.S., Commercial

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Aircraft damage

Substantial

NTSB number

ENG19WA022

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 April 26, 2019, a Trans Nation Airways, PLC, Bell 222UT helicopter, registered in Ethiopia as ET-AVF crashed near the Addis Ababa Bole International Airport, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia after both engines, Honeywell LTS101-750 turboshafts, lost power. The investigation is being conducted by the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia Ministry of Transport Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau. The NTSB has appointed an Accredited Representative in accordance with the provisions of ICAO Annex 13 as the State of Design and Manufacture of the engines. Any information regarding this accident will be released by the Ethiopian AAIB.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.