ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 71937
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| Date: | Wednesday 27 June 1990 |
| Time: | 09:08 LT |
| Type: |  Agusta A109A Mk II |
| Owner/operator: | J C Bamford Excavators (JCB) |
| Registration: | G-PJCB |
| MSN: | 7437 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1989 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 6 |
| Aircraft damage: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | near Rocester, Uttoxeter, Staffordshire -
 United Kingdom
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| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Passenger - Non-Scheduled/charter/Air Taxi |
| Departure airport: | Blackbushe (BBS/EGLK) |
| Rocester | |
| Investigating agency: | AAIB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
Crashed after striking power-lines on approach to the helipad at the JCB Factory at Rocester. Staffordshire. The helicopter hit power cables at a height of about 30ft and crashed beside the A5030 road near Rocester shortly before landing at the J C Bamford Excavators' plant in the town after completion of a flight from Blackbushe.
The flight was part of a customers liaison visit to the factory and had apparently been proceeding routinely until arrival in the Uttoxeter area. The helicopter was then seen to 'dive' into the valley of the River Dove, which it then followed, flying low and fast and banking steeply from side to side to keep within the valley, towards Rocester
Of the six persons on board (pilot and five passengers) 2 passengers were killed, three passengers and the pilot were seriously injured.
In a subsequent trial it was alleged that low flying over company land had been encouraged to give customers a thrill.
Sources:
1. AAIB: https://assets.digital.cabinet-office.gov.uk/media/5422f5db40f0b61342000541/Agusta_A_109_A_Mk2__G-PJCB_11-90.pdf
2. CAA: https://siteapps.caa.co.uk/g-info/rk=PJCB
3. Construction News 2 Aug 1991: https://www.constructionnews.co.uk/home/02aug91-uk-jcb-chairman-gives-evidence-in-customers-helicopter-death-crash-case/1706384.article
Accident investigation:
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 27-Jan-2010 09:45 | Alpine Flight | Added |
| 23-Sep-2012 09:55 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Operator, Location, Country, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 04-Feb-2013 10:11 | TB | Updated [Time, Operator, Location, Phase, Source, Narrative] |
| 15-Feb-2016 19:45 | Dr.John Smith | Updated [Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 09-Jul-2016 20:05 | Dr.John Smith | Updated [Location, Narrative] |
| 24-Jun-2017 21:16 | Aerossurance | Updated [Operator, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 25-Jun-2017 09:01 | Aerossurance | Updated [Source] |
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