ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 174126
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| Date: | Wednesday 25 February 2015 |
| Time: | 10:50 UTC |
| Type: |  Robinson R44 Raven 1 |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | G-CEDG |
| MSN: | 1639 |
| Year of manufacture: | 2006 |
| Engine model: | Lycoming O-540-F1B5 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 3 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Aspley Guise, Bedfordshire -
 United Kingdom
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| Phase: | Initial climb |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | private helipad near Salford, Bedfordshire |
| hotel near Forest Row, East Sussex | |
| Investigating agency: | AAIB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
Helicopter ended up on its side with parts scattered across a field. Minor injuries sustained by one passenger.
The helicopter had settled into a cruise climb shortly after takeoff when the engine rpm started to increase and to hunt. The pilot switched off the governor to control the speed manually and initiated a precautionary landing. However, he believes the engine then failed and, during the subsequent autorotative landing, the helicopter rolled onto its side. AAIB found there was no hard evidence of an engine or governor fault but it was noted that the weather conditions were consistent with a risk of serious carburettor icing at any power.
The AAIB accident report confirms that G-CEDG was "damaged beyond repair"; as a result, the registration was cancelled by the CAA on 28/9/2015 as "Permanently withdrawn from use"
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
1. Video: http://www.leightonbuzzardonline.co.uk/news/local-news/three-people-miraculously-escape-from-helicopter-crash-1-6601005
2. http://www.bedfordtoday.co.uk/news/local/three-people-miraculously-escape-from-helicopter-crash-1-6601005
3. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-beds-bucks-herts-31638336
4. http://www.itv.com/news/anglia/story/2015-02-26/miraculous-escape-after-helicopter-crash/
5. http://helihub.com/2015/02/25/25-feb-15-aspley-guise-uk/
6. https://www.inyourarea.co.uk/HELICOPTER-CRASH-people-survive-crash-near-M1/story-26085247-detail/story.html
7. AAIB: https://assets.digital.cabinet-office.gov.uk/media/55532f0f40f0b61589000071/Robinson_R44_Raven_G-CEDG_05-15.pdf
8. CAA: http://www.caa.co.uk/aircraft-registration/
Images:
Sleap Airfield (EGCV), Harmer Hill Shrewsbury, Shropshire, UK. - 28th July 2007
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 26-Feb-2015 06:26 | HOG | Added |
| 26-Feb-2015 09:20 | HOG | Updated [Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Narrative] |
| 26-Feb-2015 12:08 | Chieftain | Updated [Time, Location, Destination airport, Source, Damage] |
| 26-Feb-2015 14:36 | Aerossurance | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
| 26-Feb-2015 15:51 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Source, Embed code] |
| 26-Feb-2015 16:08 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Source, Embed code] |
| 14-May-2015 09:56 | Aerossurance | Updated [Time, Operator, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 02-Oct-2015 22:52 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Operator, Source, Narrative] |
| 11-Jun-2020 23:43 | Peter Clarke | Updated [Photo] |
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