Agusta Bell 206-3B A6-FTB

Summary

On 4 September 2012 at about 07:30 local time, a Agusta Bell 206-3B registered A6-FTB, operated by Horizon International Flight Academy, was involved in an accident near Al Ain, United Arab Emirates. 2 people were on board and 2 had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

4 September 2012 at 07:30

Classification

Accident

Location

Al Ain, United Arab Emirates

Nearest airport

Al Ain International Airport (OMAL)

Coordinates

24.2614, 55.6092

Aircraft

Agusta Bell 206-3B

Registration

A6-FTB

Category

Helicopter

Operator

Horizon International Flight Academy

Operating rule

Unknown

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Al Ain → Al Ain

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

ERA12WA552

2 people had minor injuries.

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 September 4, 2012, about 0730 coordinated universal time (1130 gulf standard time), an Augusta-Bell 206-3B, United Arab Emirates registration A6-FTB, was substantially damaged when it impacted terrain in a flight training area near Al Ain International Airport (OMAL), Al Ain, United Arab Emirates. According to preliminary information, the local training flight was being operated under United Arab Emirates flight regulations. During the accident the transmission separated from the fuselage structure and the helicopter broke in to four pieces. The Flight instructor and student pilot were transported to a hospital for medical evaluation and were later released with minor injuries. The investigation is under the direction of the General Civil Aviation Authority of the United Arab Emirates. For further information contact: General Civil Aviation Authority Investigation Sector PO Box 6558 Abu Dhabi United Arab Emirates Tel: +971 2 4447666 Fax: +971 2 4054535 Email: [email protected] This report is for informational purposes, and only contains information released by the government of the United Arab Emirates.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.