ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 17654
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| Date: | Monday 7 April 2008 |
| Time: | 06:10 UTCulu |
| Type: |  Robinson R44 Raven II |
| Owner/operator: | G.R Eccles |
| Registration: | ZS-RTK |
| MSN: | 10298 |
| Year of manufacture: | 2004 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 3 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Location: | Oryx Safari Game Farm, near Kuruman, Northern Cape -
 South Africa
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Oryx Safari Game Farm (near Kuruman, Northern Cape) |
| Oryx Safari Game Farm (near Kuruman, Northern Cape) | |
| Investigating agency: | CAA S.A. |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
The pilot, accompanied by two passengers, was engaged in a private flight on a game farm when the accident occurred. He stated that he observed a herd of antelope on his left-hand side so decided to turn towards them.
During the turn, the main rotor RPM started to decay. He attempted to recover from this low rotor RPM situation, but was unsuccessful. He had no option but to execute a forced landing in an open field, which resulted in a hard landing. The helicopter skidded for approximately 5 metres before rolling over onto its left side.
The aircraft was substantially damaged, but nobody on board was injured. Crash location was Oryx Safari Game Farm (GPS position: South 27°32,392’, East 023°21,728’) near Kuruman, Northern Cape
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
http://www.caa.co.za/Pages/Default.aspxresource%20center/accidents&incid/reports/2008/8470.pdf
http://avcom.co.za/phpBB3//phpBB3/viewtopic.php?f=9&t=33085
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 8 November 2004 | ZS-RTK | 0 | Southern Side of Hartebeespoort Dam | |
sub |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 04-May-2008 07:18 | Topaz | Added |
| 08-Apr-2012 22:12 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
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