Sikorsky S76 TC-HEZ

Summary

On 10 March 2017 at about 08:21 local time, a Sikorsky S76 registered TC-HEZ, operated by Sawn Air, was involved in an accident near Istanbul, Turkey. 7 people were on board and 7 died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

10 March 2017 at 08:21

Classification

Accident

Location

Istanbul, Turkey

Coordinates

41.0150, 28.9764

Aircraft

Sikorsky S76

Registration

TC-HEZ

Category

Helicopter

Operator

Sawn Air

Operating rule

Non-U.S., Commercial

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Istanbul → Bozoyuk

Aircraft damage

Destroyed

NTSB number

ERA17WA127

7 people died.

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 March 10, 2017, at 0821 coordinated universal time, a Sikorsky S-76C++ helicopter, Turkish registration TC-HEZ, was destroyed shortly after takeoff from the Istanbul Ataturk Airport (LTBA), Istanbul, Turkey. The two pilots and the five passengers were fatally injured. The flight was destined for Bozoyuk, Turkey. The accident investigation is under the jurisdiction of the Turkish Government. Any further information pertaining to the accident can be obtained from: Ministry of Transport Maritime Affairs and Communications Accident Investigation Board Hanimeli S. No. 7 06430 Sihhiye Ankara Turkey Tel.: (90) 312 203-1431 Fax: (90) 312 229-7289 This report is for informational purposes and contains only information released by the Turkish Government.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.