Robinson R44 Ground Accident at EBNM Aerodrome

Incident Overview and Classification On 8 October 2017 at 10:43 UTC, a Robinson Helicopters R44 Raven I was involved in an accident at the Airfield of Namur/Suarlée (EBNM). The occurrence was classified as an accident involving a loss of control on the ground (LOC-G). The helicopter sustained substantial damage, and the four persons on board were slightly injured and transported to a hospital. The investigation was conducted by the Belgian Air Accident Investigation Unit (AAIU) and resulted in a final report issued on 21 December 2018 under reference AAIU-2017-54. The operation was initially considered non-commercial by the pilot, but the investigation concluded it should have been conducted under commercial operation provisions.