MD Helicopters 600 V5-HVD
16 July 2020 · Windhoek, Namibia · Serious injuries
Summary
On 16 July 2020 at about 08:30 local time, a MD Helicopters 600 registered V5-HVD was involved in an accident near Windhoek, Namibia. 4 people were on board and 3 were seriously injured, one had minor injuries. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 08:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Windhoek, Namibia
- Coordinates
- -22.5406, 17.1539
- Aircraft
- MD Helicopters 600
- Registration
- V5-HVD
- Category
- Helicopter
- Year built
- 1997
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 129: Foreign
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- NTSB number
- WPR20WA242
People
3 people were seriously injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 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.
Other MD Helicopters 600 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 Jul 2020 | MD Helicopters 600 | San Andreas, California, United States | Brim Equipment Leasing Inc | No injuries | - |
| 13 Jun 2018 | MD Helicopters 600 | Waiouru, New Zealand | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 8 Apr 2018 | MD Helicopters 600 | Smethport, Pennsylvania, United States | High Line Helicopters, LLC | Fatal | 2 |
| 29 Nov 2023 | MD Helicopters 600 | Sterling City, Texas, United States | Brim Equipment Leasing, LLC | Fatal | 2 |
| 7 Feb 2017 | MD Helicopters 600 | Guatemala City, Guatemala | - | Fatal | 4 |
| 15 Aug 2025 | MD Helicopters 600N | Storrington, United Kingdom | RN064 Inc Owner Trustee | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 Mar 2020 | Rotorcraft Development Corpora UH1-D | Tsumeb, Namibia | - | Unknown | - |
| 28 Aug 2021 | Robinson R44 | Kamajab, Namibia | Jan Antonie Lombaard | Unknown | - |
| 30 Aug 2022 | Cessna 210 | Impalia, Namibia | Nature Wings | Fatal | 5 |
| 17 Jul 2023 | Robinson R44 | Swakopmund, Namibia | - | Fatal | 4 |
| 24 Oct 2023 | Reims F406 | Farm Erindi, Namibia | - | No injuries | - |
| 29 Jan 2016 | Cessna 425 | Windhoek, Namibia | - | Fatal | 3 |