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Bell 206-L4 P2-HFZ

15 February 2015 · Wabo, Papua New Guinea, Papua New Guinea · No injuries

Summary

On 15 February 2015 at about 10:20 local time, a Bell 206-L4 registered P2-HFZ was involved in an accident near Wabo, Papua New Guinea, Papua New Guinea. 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 10:20
Classification
Accident
Location
Wabo, Papua New Guinea, Papua New Guinea
Coordinates
Not recorded
Aircraft
Bell 206-L4
Registration
P2-HFZ
Category
Helicopter
Operator
Not recorded
Phase of flight
Not recorded
Aircraft damage
Substantial
NTSB number
WPR15WA124

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 February 15, 2015, at 1020 local time, a Bell 206 L4, P2-HFZ, experienced a loss of engine power while maneuvering with an external load and subsequently landed hard near Wabo, Papua New Guinea. The helicopter was operated by Helifax Operations Limited under the pertinent civil regulations of the government of Papua New Guinea. The pilot, the sole occupant, received minor injuries and the helicopter was substantially damaged. The investigation is under the jurisdiction of the Government of Papua New Guinea. This report is for information purposes only and contains only information released by the Government of Papua New Guinea. Further information pertaining to this accident may be obtained from: Papua New Guinea Accident Investigation Commission P.O. Box 1709 Boroko, NCD Papua New Guinea Tel: +765.323.29

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

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