D-HLUX

Destroyed
Fatal

HUGHES 369

Accident Details

Date
Friday, June 29, 2012
NTSB Number
CEN12WA412
Location
Lieser, Georgia
Event ID
20120702X51100
Coordinates
49.916667, 7.016666
Aircraft Damage
Destroyed
Highest Injury
Fatal
Fatalities
1
Serious Injuries
0
Minor Injuries
0
Uninjured
0
Total Aboard
1

Aircraft Information

Registration
D-HLUX
Make
HUGHES
Model / ICAO
369

Analysis

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.

Data Source

Data provided by the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB). For more information on this event, visit the NTSB Records Search website. NTSB# CEN12WA412