Accident to the MBB BK 117 registered N146DU on 08/09/2017 near Belvidere, North Carolina [Investigation led by NTSB / United States]

Preliminary data based on the notification from the United States authorities:

Air ambulance operated by Duke University Health System INC crashed in a field while hovering. Post impact fire.

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General information
Local date	08/09/2017
Responsible entity	United States - NTSB
State or area of occurrence	United States
Location	proche de Belvidere
Human consequences	Fatal
Number of death	2
Aircraft consequences	Destroyed
Occurrence class	Accident
File number	BEA2017-0535

Flight Information
Aircraft category	Helicopter - Large helicopter
Operator	United States (Duke University Health System Inc)
Manufacturer / Model	MBB - BK117
Aircraft Registration	N146DU
State of registry	United States
Last departure point	United States of America (Unknown)
Planned destination	United States of America (Unknown)
Flight phase	Manoeuvring
Serial number	9474
Operator Type AG
Operation Type	Commercial Air Transport - Passenger - Air Ambulance

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