Rotorcraft Development Corpora UH1-D V5-HOZ
24 March 2020 · Tsumeb, Namibia · Unknown
Summary
On 24 March 2020 at about 08:15 local time, a Rotorcraft Development Corpora UH1-D registered V5-HOZ was involved in an accident near Tsumeb, Namibia. The number of people on board was not recorded. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 08:15
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Tsumeb, Namibia
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Rotorcraft Development Corpora UH1-D
- Registration
- V5-HOZ
- Category
- Helicopter
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Non-U.S., Non-Commercial
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- NTSB number
- WPR20WA202
People
Injuries not recorded.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Not recorded | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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
The government of Namibia has notified the NTSB of an accident involving a Rotorcraft Development Corporation UH1-D helicopter, registration V5-HOZ, that occurred on March 24, 2020. The NTSB has appointed a U.S. Accredited Representative to assist the government of Namibia's investigation under the provisions of ICAO Annex 13.All investigative information will be released by the government of Namibia.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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