ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 164192
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| Date: | Sunday 23 February 2014 |
| Time: | 06:20 |
| Type: |  Hughes 269 |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | VH-HAK |
| MSN: | 311041 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Legerwood, TAS -
 Australia
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| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Agricultural |
| Departure airport: | Legerwood, Tasmania |
| Legerwood, Tasmania | |
| Investigating agency: | ATSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
On 23 February 2014, a Hughes 269C helicopter, registered VH-HAK, was parked on a property at Legerwood, about 55 km north-east of Launceston, Tasmania, beside a dam. The pilot had shut the helicopter down in that position about a week earlier, aware that it was low on fuel.
At about 0620 Eastern Daylight-savings Time (EDT), the pilot prepared for a short 200-metre flight to reposition the helicopter to the other side of the dam, for refuelling. He conducted fuel drains, with no contaminants found.
The helicopter took off and climbed to about 20 feet above ground level. When about three-quarters of the way across the dam, the engine stopped due to fuel exhaustion. The pilot conducted a forced landing onto the edge of the dam, with part of the helicopter sinking into the water and mud. The main rotor blades collided with the embankment resulting in substantial damage.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
1. http://www.examiner.com.au/story/2106681/helicopter-crashes-at-legerwood/?cs=95
2. http://www.atsb.gov.au/publications/investigation_reports/2014/aair/ao-2014-030.aspx
3. http://www.theadvocate.com.au/story/2106678/helicopter-crash-at-legerwood/?cs=12
4. http://mrsamuel.aeroclub.com.au/queryac.php?id=128&expand=HAK
5. http://www.atsb.gov.au/media/4827351/ao-2014-030_final.pdf
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 23-Feb-2014 09:58 | gerard57 | Added |
| 25-Feb-2014 07:53 | 3204Cedric | Updated [Registration, Cn, Source] |
| 03-May-2014 18:22 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Operator, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 08-Apr-2016 12:48 | Kardz | Updated [Operator] |
| 07-Jun-2022 13:33 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
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