ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 32401
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| Date: | Tuesday 5 April 1994 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: |  Bell 206B-3 JetRanger III |
| Owner/operator: | Henrican Air Charter |
| Registration: | ZS-HWU |
| MSN: | 3677 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1982 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 4 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Tembisa Township, Gauteng Province, Johannesburg -
 South Africa
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | |
| Tembisa Township, Johannesburg | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
The helicopter was destroyed on 5-4-1994 when it crashed among houses at Tembisa Township, Gauteng Province, Johnnnesburg (at approximate co ordinates: 26.0055°S 28.2102°E), after being shot at by small arms fire. The four persons on board (pilot and three passengers) were slightly injured in the crash but were set upon by a mob after leaving the helicopter. They were subsequently rescued by passers by.
The helicopter had been chartered to look for an allegedly hijacked truck. The vehicle was found in the Tembisa Township, and the helicopter was circling it at a height of about 400 feet when the firing started. The helicopter lost power and the pilot began an auto-rotative landing towards an apparently open space.
However, just before touchdown, the pilot saw that there was a fence and a number of children playing in the area. He attempted to turn away but the main rotors struck a house and the helicopter crashed.
Sources:
1. http://www.ascendworldwide.com/download/Cust/WAAS167_Complete.pdf
2. http://www.griffin-helicopters.co.uk/accidents.aspx?ACType=B206
3. http://www.rotorspot.nl/current/zs-c.php
4. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tembisa
History of this aircraft
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 27-Sep-2008 01:00 | ASN archive | Added |
| 30-May-2016 12:28 | Dr.John Smith | Updated [Time, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Country, Phase, Nature, Destination airport, Source, Damage, Narrative] |
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