Bell 206 TC-HEK

Summary

On 25 March 2009, a Bell 206 registered TC-HEK, operated by Esas Air, was involved in an accident near Kahramanmaras City, Turkey. 6 people were on board and 6 died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

25 March 2009

Classification

Accident

Location

Kahramanmaras City, Turkey

Coordinates

Not recorded

Aircraft

Bell 206

Registration

TC-HEK

Category

Helicopter

Operator

Esas Air

Operating rule

Non-U.S., Commercial

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Aircraft damage

Destroyed

NTSB number

DCA09WA067

6 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 March 25, 2009, an Bell 206, registration TC-HEK, crashed in mountainous terrain near Kahramanmaras City, Turkey. The pilot and five passengers onboard were fatally injured and aircraft was destroyed. The investigation is being conducted by the Turkish Accident Investigation Board. The NTSB has assigned an Accredited Representative to assist the investigation under the provisions of ICAO Annex 13.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.