Hughes 500 G-WOOW

Summary

On 12 November 2011 at about 10:20 local time, a Hughes 500 registered G-WOOW was involved in an accident near Andratx, Spain. 2 people were on board and 2 died. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

12 November 2011 at 10:20

Classification

Accident

Location

Andratx, Spain

Coordinates

Not recorded

Aircraft

Hughes 500

Registration

G-WOOW

Category

Helicopter

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Non-U.S., Non-Commercial

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Aircraft damage

Substantial

NTSB number

CEN12WA063

2 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 November 12, 2011, approximately 1020 coordinated universal time, a Hughes 500E, British registration G-WOOW, impacted terrain under unknown circumstances near Andratx, Mallorca, Spain. The pilot and passenger were both fatally injured. A post crash fire ensued. The local flight departed the Son Bonet Airport (LESB), Palma, Mallorca, Spain. The accident investigation is under the jurisdiction and control of the Spanish government. This report is for information purposes only and contains only information released by or obtained from the Spanish government. Further information pertaining to this accident may be obtained from: Comisión de Investigación de Accidentes e Incidentes de Aviación Civil (CIAIAC) C\ Fruela, 6 28011 Madrid TEL: 91 597 89 63 FAX: 91 463 55 35

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.