ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 17908
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| Date: | Tuesday 19 June 1984 |
| Time: | 07:05 |
| Type: |  Agusta-Bell AB 206B |
| Owner/operator: | Dollar Air Services Ltd |
| Registration: | G-AZRU |
| MSN: | 8304 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Sutton-in-Ashfield, 4 miles W of Mansfield, Nottinghamshire -
 United Kingdom
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| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Agricultural |
| Departure airport: | Baginton, Coventry (CVT/EGBE) |
| Sutton-in-Ashfield, Nottinghamshire | |
| Investigating agency: | AIB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
FORCED LANDING IN FIELD, ROTOR BLADES CHOPPED OFF TAIL, CROP SPRAYING
Details: ON RETURN TO THE LANDING SITE AFTER SPRAYING OPERATIONS, AN ENGINE FAILURE OCCURRED. AN AUTO ROTATION WAS COMMENCED AS NO POWER WAS AVAILABLE. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED IN A FIELD OF CROPS SOME 3 FEET HIGH, AND ON TOUCHDOWN, PITCHED ON TO ITS NOSE, CAUSING THE MAIN ROTOR BLADES TO FLEX BACKWARDS, AND REMOVE THE TAIL.
CAA CLOSURE: POSSIBLE REASON FOR ENGINE FAILURE COULD HAVE BEEN LOW FUEL STATE, ALTHOUGH NO LP BOOST PUMP WARNING LIGHT LIT, SOME EVIDENCE OF FUEL REMAINING BEING BELOW COMPANY MINIMUM FUEL REQUIREMENT.
Damage sustained to airframe: Heavy damage to airframe, sudden stoppage damage to dynamic components, tail cone removed by main rotor blade impact. Registration G-AZRU cancelled by the CAA 27/7/1989 (over five years later)
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
1. AAIB: https://assets.digital.cabinet-office.gov.uk/media/5422ff06e5274a1317000a0d/Agusta_Bell_206B_G-AZRU_11-84.pdf
2. CAA: http://www.caa.co.uk/aircraft-registration/
3. http://www.griffin-helicopters.co.uk/accidentdetails.aspx?accidentkey=14477
4. https://www.pprune.org/6407429-post82.html
4. http://www.aaib.gov.uk/cms_resources.cfm?file=/Agusta%20Bell%20206B%20G-AZRU%2011-84.pdf
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-May-2008 11:10 | ASN archive | Added |
| 24-Jun-2012 16:32 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Phase, Nature, Destination airport, Source, Damage, Narrative] |
| 01-Sep-2012 23:22 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
| 31-May-2013 01:45 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Source, Embed code, Narrative] |
| 31-May-2013 01:47 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Source] |
| 09-Nov-2015 01:14 | Dr.John Smith | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Operator, Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 09-Nov-2015 01:16 | Dr.John Smith | Updated [Narrative] |
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