Incident Aérospatiale AS 350B ZS-HRN,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 16835
 
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Date:Saturday 15 December 2007
Time:
Type:Silhouette image of generic AS50 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Aérospatiale AS 350B
Owner/operator:ZS-HRN & ZS-HNG Helios Pty Ltd
Registration: ZS-HRN
MSN: 1877
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 6
Aircraft damage: Substantial
Location:Sun City, North West Province -   South Africa
Phase: Take off
Nature:Passenger - Non-Scheduled/charter/Air Taxi
Departure airport:Sun City
Destination airport:Sun City
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
Helicopter took off for a scenic flight of the area, but something went wrong in the hover just after lift-off. The helicopter then landed, but tipped over on its right side and the main rotor was destroyed. No injuries to the six on board.

Sources:

1. (free registration required)http://avcom.co.za/phpBB3//phpBB3/viewtopic.php?f=9&t=28419&p=356985&hilit=sun+city

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
28-Mar-2008 05:44 Topaz Added
08-May-2008 01:32 Topaz Updated

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