ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 77912
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| Date: | Saturday 3 September 2005 |
| Time: | 14:25 LT |
| Type: |  Agusta A109K2 |
| Owner/operator: | Viamax Fleet Management |
| Registration: | ZS-RRB |
| MSN: | 10035 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1998 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 3 |
| Aircraft damage: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Location: | Richards Bay Harbour, KwaZulu-Natal -
 South Africa
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| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Passenger - Non-Scheduled/charter/Air Taxi |
| Departure airport: | |
| Investigating agency: | CAA S.A. |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
Crashed into the sea at the entrance to the Richards Bay Harbour following an obstacle strike during marine pilot transfer form MV Aloha Afovos. It is reported the main rotors struck the ship's bridge. Body of the rear crewman recovered by divers.
Sources:
http://web.archive.org/web/20120226041524/http://www.dgualdo.it:80/prod-a109k2.htm
https://www.pprune.org/archive/index.php/t-188505.html
http://www.airliners.net/photo/National-Ports-Authority/Agusta-A-109K-2/1972861/M (Accident photo)
https://www.iol.co.za/news/south-africa/aviation-officials-to-probe-helicopter-crash-252657
Accident investigation:
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Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 5 June 2000 | ZS-RRB | 1 | On the deck of the ship MV Ambassador | |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 22-Sep-2010 12:41 | pesce | Added |
| 24-Aug-2011 22:25 | Anon. | Updated [Source] |
| 07-Jan-2012 12:01 | Moeletsi | Updated [Country, Phase, Source, Narrative] |
| 27-Jan-2013 12:20 | TB | Updated [Cn, Source, Damage, Narrative] |
| 23-Feb-2016 13:12 | angel khitasne | Updated [Time] |
| 24-Jun-2017 14:44 | Aerossurance | Updated [Time, Nature, Narrative] |
| 24-Jun-2017 14:51 | Aerossurance | Updated [Phase, Source, Narrative] |
| 24-Jun-2017 14:53 | Aerossurance | Updated [Location, Narrative] |
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