ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 210553
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| Date: | Monday 21 July 1997 |
| Time: | 08:30 |
| Type: |  Bell 47G-3B |
| Owner/operator: | |
| Registration: | VH-JRF |
| MSN: | 3286 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Daly River, NT -
 Australia
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| Phase: | Standing |
| Nature: | Passenger - Non-Scheduled/charter/Air Taxi |
| Departure airport: | Daly River, NT |
| Daly River, NT | |
| Investigating agency: | BASI |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The pilot reported that he arrived at Daly River Police Station at 07:45 CST and picked up his passenger, who was a NT police officer, before departing at 08:10. The pilot flew approximately 1.5 NM northwest and landed on the pinnacle of an 800 foot high ridge. He said he frictioned all the controls down and secured the helicopter, before assisting the passenger to unload his equipment. The pilot said he and the passenger were about 10 metres from the helicopter, and he had just turned to head back towards it when the left skid lifted off the ground about 2.5 to 3 feet. This subsequently caused the main rotor blades to strike the ground. The helicopter rolled over to the right and caught fire. The passenger was struck by flying debris resulting in cracked ribs. Wind at the time of the accident was gusting from 25 to 35 knots from the south-east. The helicopter was facing a southerly direction on the edge of the mountain range.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
https://www.atsb.gov.au/publications/investigation_reports/1997/aair/199702340/
https://www.atsb.gov.au/media/4930964/199702340.pdf
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 3 May 1990 | VH-JRF | 0 | Tomalla Station, NSW | |
w/o |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 07-May-2018 06:06 | Pineapple | Added |
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