ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 158283
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| Date: | Wednesday 14 August 2013 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Robinson R44 Raven II |
| Owner/operator: | Pinnacle Air |
| Registration: | VT-HPC |
| MSN: | 11243 |
| Year of manufacture: | 2006 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 4 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | near Ahemdabad -
 India
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Godhara |
| Ahemdabad Helipad | |
| Investigating agency: | AAIB India |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The Robinson R 44, helicopter VT-HPC was on a flight from Godhara to Ahemdabad helipad. There were 3 passengers in addition to the pilot on board the helicopter. The helicopter took off from Godhra at around 1210 UTC and when it was 3 miles short of Ahemdabad helipad, severe vibrations were felt. The helicopter crash landed while making emergency landing in a cemetery. There was no fire and there were no injuries. The accident occurred in day light conditions.
Probable cause of the accident:
The accident was caused by in-flight de-bonding of main rotor blade skin resulting in static and dynamic imbalance of main rotor system. The pilot had to make a forced landing due severe vibrations, which resulted into the substantial damages of the helicopter.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
http://dgca.nic.in/accident/reports/VT-HPC.pdf
http://deshgujarat.com/2013/08/14/chopper-carrying-asarams-son-crash-landed-in-amdavad-city/
http://ibnlive.in.com/news/ahmedabad-chopper-crash-lands-in-a-graveyard-2-injured/414315-3-238.html
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 15-Aug-2013 02:28 | gerard57 | Added |
| 15-Aug-2013 07:39 | TB | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Location, Damage] |
| 10-Sep-2017 09:03 | harro | Updated [Operator, Total occupants, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
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