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McDonnell Douglas 500 OH-HJR

12 July 2012 · Kastire, Latvia · No injuries

Summary

On 12 July 2012 at about 09:45 local time, a McDonnell Douglas 500 registered OH-HJR was involved in an accident near Kastire, Latvia. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

The record

Date
at 09:45
Classification
Accident
Location
Kastire, Latvia
Coordinates
Not recorded
Aircraft
McDonnell Douglas 500
Registration
OH-HJR
Category
Helicopter
Operator
Not recorded
Operating rule
Non-U.S., Non-Commercial
Purpose of flight
Unknown
Phase of flight
Not recorded
Aircraft damage
Substantial
NTSB number
CEN12WA681

People

Nobody was injured.

On board Died Serious Minor Uninjured
1 0 0 0 1

Probable cause

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 July 12, 2012, about 0945 local time, a McDonnell Douglas MD-500 helicopter, registration OH-HJR, sustained substantial damage when it impacted terrain near Kastire, Latvia. The pilot was not injured. This investigation is under the jurisdiction of the Government of Latvia. Any further information pertaining to this accident may be obtained from: Transport Accident/Incident Investigation Bureau Republic of Latvia Telephone: 371 67288140 Fax: 371 67283339 This report is for informational purposes only, and contains only information released by the Government of Latvia.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

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