ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 17911
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| Date: | Tuesday 30 October 1979 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Agusta-Bell AB 206 |
| Owner/operator: | Donald McQueen Ltd |
| Registration: | G-AZAG |
| MSN: | 8101 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1969 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Flookborough, Cumbria -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Survey |
| Departure airport: | Cark, Cumbria |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Crashed at Flookborough, Cumbria 30/10/1979; LOSS OF CONTROL JUST BEFORE HOVER.
Details: RIGHT YAW, WHICH WAS REQUESTED FOR FILMING, WAS CORRECTED. THE HELICOPTER PERFORMED A FAST ROLL TO THE RIGHT & CAME TO REST ON ITS PORT SIDE. SUBSEQUENT INVESTIGATION SUGGESTS THAT 270 DEG OF ROLL WAS CARRIED OUT ABOVE THE GROUND. THERE WAS NO EVIDENCE OF PRE-IMPACT FAILURE, HOWEVER EXAMINATION OF THE ENGINE DISCLOSED A RUPTURED COMPRESSOR BLEED VALVE SEAL WHICH COULD PREVENT ATTAINMENT OF RATED POWER. W/V 160/14 KNOTS GUSTS TO 25 KNOTS. HT AT TIME OF ROLL 15-20 FEET.
CAA CLOSURE: NO EVIDENCE OF PRE-IMPACT FAILURE TO THE CONTROL SYSTEM HAS BEEN REVEALED BY TECHNICAL EXAMINATION. NO FURTHER ACTION.
Ex-Swiss registry as HB-XCY; Registration G-AZAG belatedly cancelled as "aircraft destroyed" 5/12/83. Which is strange, as it was sold by the owners at the time of the crash (Donald McQueen Ltd) to Heliwork Ltd of Thruxton, Hampshire on 23/2/81 - some 18 months after it crashed! (Presumably sold to Heliwork for spares/parts recovery...?)
Sources:
1. http://www.caa.co.uk/docs/HistoricalMaterial/G-AZAG.pdf
2. http://www.griffin-helicopters.co.uk/accidentdetails.aspx?accidentkey=14367
3. http://www.swissheli.com/history/hb-xcy.htm
4. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flookburgh
5. [LINK NOT WORKING ANYMORE:http://www.swissandmore.de/battersea/p5.html]
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-May-2008 11:10 | ASN archive | Added |
| 23-Jun-2012 16:09 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Source, Damage, Narrative] |
| 01-Sep-2012 18:48 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Source, Embed code, Narrative] |
| 14-Jul-2015 12:36 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Source, Embed code, Narrative] |
| 14-Jul-2015 12:37 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Source] |
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