Robinson R44 LN-OCV

Summary

On 27 January 2010 at about 13:23 local time, a Robinson R44 registered LN-OCV, operated by Midtnorsk Helikopterservice AS, was involved in an accident near Horten, Norway, Norway. 4 people were on board and 4 died. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

27 January 2010 at 13:23

Classification

Accident

Location

Horten, Norway, Norway

Coordinates

Not recorded

Aircraft

Robinson R44

Registration

LN-OCV

Category

Helicopter

Engines

1

Operator

Midtnorsk Helikopterservice AS

Operating rule

Unknown

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Brunstad → Oslo

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

NTSB number

CEN10WA309

4 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, 2010, at 1323 coordinated universal time (UTC), a Robinson Helicopter Company model R44, s/n 0024, Norwegian registration LN-OCV, was substantially damaged when it impacted Oslofjord, near Horten, Norway. The pilot and 3 passengers were fatally injured. Marginal visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time of the accident. The flight departed the Brunstad Conference Center near Mellsomvik, Norway, at 1313 UTC, and was en route to Bygdøy, near Oslo, Norway. The investigation is under the jurisdiction of the Norwegian government. Further information may be obtained from: Accident Investigation Board of Norway P.O. Box 213 N-2001 Lillestrøm Norway Phone: + 47 63 89 63 00 Fax: + 47 63 89 63 01 E-mail: [email protected] Webpage: http://www.aibn.no This report is for informational purposes only and contains only information released by or obtained from the Accident Investigation Board of Norway.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.