McDonnell Douglas MD-902 OO-NHL

Summary

On 2 August 2008 at about 08:35 local time, a McDonnell Douglas MD-902 registered OO-NHL, operated by NVH Noordzee Helikopters Vlaanderen, was involved in an accident near Fretin, France. 3 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was slightly damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

2 August 2008 at 08:35

Classification

Accident

Location

Fretin, France

Coordinates

50.6333, 3.0500

Aircraft

McDonnell Douglas MD-902

Registration

OO-NHL

Category

Helicopter

Operator

NVH Noordzee Helikopters Vlaanderen

Operating rule

Non-U.S., Non-Commercial

Purpose of flight

Positioning

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Lille Hospital → Fourmies

Aircraft damage

Minor

Weather

VMC

NTSB number

DEN08RA132

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 August 2, 2008, at 0835 coordinated universal time (1035 central European Summer Time), a McDonnell Douglas MD-902, Belgium registered OO-NHL, operated by Noordzee Helikopters Vlaanderen, experienced a separation of the right hand sliding door while in flight near Fretin, France. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time of the accident. The pilot, doctor, and nurse were not injured. The flight originated from Lille Hospital, Lille, France, and was en route to Fourmies, France. The French investigators reported that while in cruise flight, the pilot experienced a "heavy/violent yaw to the right followed by a descent of the helicopter." At the same time, the flight nurse reported to the pilot that the right side door had separated. The accident investigation is under the jurisdiction and control of the French government. This report is for informational purposes only and contains only information released by or obtained from the French government or Bureau d'Enquêtes et d'Analyses. Further information pertaining to this accident may be obtained from: Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau Bureau d'Enquêtes et d'Analyses Zone Sud 200 rue de Paris Aêroport du Bourget 93350 Le Bourget Cedex France

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.