Bell 214 HL9157

Summary

On 13 June 2017 at about 18:10 local time, a Bell 214 registered HL9157 was involved in an accident near Dongducheon, Republic Of Korea. 2 people were on board and 2 were seriously injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

13 June 2017 at 18:10

Classification

Accident

Location

Dongducheon, Republic Of Korea

Coordinates

Not recorded

Aircraft

Bell 214

Registration

HL9157

Category

Helicopter

Operator

Not recorded

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Aircraft damage

Substantial

NTSB number

ANC17WA031

2 people were seriously 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 June 13, 2017, about 1810 local time, a Republic of Korea registered Bell 214B helicopter, HL9157, operated by UB Air, impacted remote mountainous terrain about 3 miles northeast of Dongducheon, Republic of Korea, during the approach to a drop zone while conducting an external load operation. The helicopter sustained substantial damage and the 2 pilots received serious injuries. The investigation is under the jurisdiction of the Aviation and Railway Accident Investigation Board, Republic of Korea. As the state of manufacture of the helicopter and the engine, the National Transportation Safety Board has designated a US accredited representative to assist the Aviation and Railway Accident Investigation Board. Further information pertaining to this accident may be obtained from: Aviation and Railway Accident Investigation Board Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport #94 Dasom-Ro 2 Sejong Self-Governing City, 339-012 Republic of Korea Phone: +82 (44) 201-5447 Fax: +82 (44) 201-5698 http://araib.molit.go.kr/intro.do

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.