ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 238
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| Date: | Sunday 5 April 1998 |
| Time: | 11:00 |
| Type: |  Bell 47G-3B1 |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | VH-SRQ |
| MSN: | 6625 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1966 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 3 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | 10km N of Kambalda, WA -
 Australia
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Kambalda, Western Austrlia |
| Kalgoorlie | |
| Investigating agency: | ATSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
The helicopter was on a private flight from Kambalda to Kalgoorlie. Witnesses reported observing the helicopter flying at a very low height, north along the Kalgoorlie/Kambalda road immediately prior to striking a set of power lines that crossed the road. The helicopter struck the power lines in a level attitude before falling heavily onto the road.
The two passengers were able to escape the cockpit but the pilot had received fatal injuries. Although fuel was flowing from a ruptured fuel tank, there was no post crash fire. An emergency locator transmitter (ELT) was not fitted to the aircraft. None of the helicopter's occupants carried a portable ELT.
Sources:
www.atsb.gov.au/publications/investigation_reports/1998/aair/aair199801114.aspx
www.griffin-helicopters.co.uk/accidents.asp?ACType=47
http://www.bellhelicopter.com/MungoBlobs/925/478/destroyed.pdf
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 29 April 1979 | ZK-HGU | Trans-West Helicopters Ltd | Molesworth Station, Marlborough |  |
sub |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 21-Jan-2008 10:00 | ASN archive | Added |
| 20-Oct-2011 13:54 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Damage, Narrative] |
| 07-Jun-2022 20:22 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location, Narrative] |
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