ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 171780
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| Date: | Tuesday 13 November 1979 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Hughes 269C |
| Owner/operator: | Wasp Helicopter Hire (Scotland) Ltd |
| Registration: | G-CHIC |
| MSN: | 98-0718 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near Betws-y-Coed, Clywd -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
A/C STRUCK TREES SHORTLY AFTER TAKEOFF.
TAIL ROTOR HUB ATTACHMENT BOLT & ASSOCIATED SHIMS & WASHERS NOT FOUND. INSUFFICIENT EVIDENCE TO ESTABLISH WHETHER BOLT HAD COME OUT DUE TO IMPACT OR SOME OTHER CAUSE.
CAA CLOSURE: SUBSEQUENT EXAMINATION OF THE ENGINE FOUND AN APPROX 26% POWER LOSS. 15% OF THIS LOSS WAS DUE TO LEADED & DIRTY SPARK PLUGS. THE ENGINE HAD COMPLETED 120 HOURS SINCE THE LAST RECORDED SERVICING OF THE SPARK PLUGS. THE PILOT DIED FROM A FRACTURED SKULL. HE WAS NOT WEARING A PROTECTIVE HELMET.
REGISTRATION G-CHIC CANCELLED 14-01-1980 AS "A/C DESTROYED"
Sources:
1. http://www.griffin-helicopters.co.uk/accidentdetails.aspx?accidentkey=14369
2. https://www.pprune.org/rotorheads/419023-rotary-nostalgia-thread-44.html#post6758287
3. http://www.caa.co.uk/docs/HistoricalMaterial/G-CHIC.pdf
4. https://www.pprune.org/rotorheads/419023-rotary-nostalgia-thread-107.html#post7994540
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 30-Nov-2014 23:44 | Dr. John Smith | Added |
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