Robinson R44 OH-HZH

Summary

On 16 May 2012 at about 18:50 local time, a Robinson R44 registered OH-HZH, operated by HeliPro Oy, was involved in an accident near Juuka, Finland. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

16 May 2012 at 18:50

Classification

Accident

Location

Juuka, Finland

Coordinates

Not recorded

Aircraft

Robinson R44

Registration

OH-HZH

Category

Helicopter

Engines

1

Operator

HeliPro Oy

Operating rule

Non-U.S., Non-Commercial

Purpose of flight

External Load

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Juuka → Juuka

Aircraft damage

Substantial

NTSB number

CEN12WA322

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 May 16, 2012, about 1850 UTC, a Robinson R44, Finnish registration OH-CKB, owned by Procopter Oy and operated by HeliPro Oy, was substantially damaged during an emergency landing in a forested area while flying on an external load tree trimming operation near Juuka, Finland. The pilot reported that helicopter descended and it did not respond to the controls. The pilot, the sole person on board the airplane, was uninjured. Unknown meteorological conditions prevailed for the local flight, which departed Juuka, Finland, at an unknown time. This investigation is under the jurisdiction of the government of Finland. Any further information regarding the investigation can be obtained from the Safety Investigation Authority, Finland at: Safety Investigation Authority, Finland Sornaisten rantatie 33 C 00500 Helsinki, Finland Telephone: +358 9 1606 7637 E-mail: [email protected]

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.