Bell 430 TC-HYU

Summary

On 6 September 2018 at about 14:00 local time, a Bell 430 registered TC-HYU, operated by Unver Airlines, was involved in an accident near Bostanci, Turkey. 2 people were on board and one died, one was seriously injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

6 September 2018 at 14:00

Classification

Accident

Location

Bostanci, Turkey

Coordinates

40.9472, 29.0942

Aircraft

Bell 430

Registration

TC-HYU

Category

Helicopter

Operator

Unver Airlines

Operating rule

Non-U.S., Commercial

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Istanbul → Istanbul

Aircraft damage

Substantial

NTSB number

ERA18WA245

1 person 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

The government of Turkey has notified the NTSB of an accident involving a Bell 430 that occurred on September 06, 2018. The NTSB has appointed a U.S. Accredited Representative to assist the government of Turkey's investigation under the provisions of ICAO Annex 13.All investigative information will be released by the government of Turkey.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.