ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 30150
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| Date: | Monday 22 May 2000 |
| Time: | 17:48 |
| Type: |  Bell 206B-3 JetRanger III |
| Owner/operator: | Hunan Yuanda Air Conditioning |
| Registration: | B-7747 |
| MSN: | 4454 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1996 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 5 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Xiangjiang River, Changsha, Hunan Province -
 China
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Changsha, Hunan |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Written off (damaged beyond repair) 22 May 2000: The helicopter struck the river surface while flying low and fast over it in daylight. Of the five persons on board, two were killed, and three were seriously injured. According to a contemporary newspaper report:
"CHANGSHA, February 14 2001 (Xinhuanet) -- China Ping'an Insurance Company Changsha branch has paid a hefty sum of 6.8 million yuan (about 819,300 U.S. dollars)) to compensate for the victims in a helicopter explosion that occurred over Changsha, capital of Hunan Province, last May.
On May 22 of last year, a helicopter (Bell 206/B-7747) with five people aboard, including one female, exploded mid-air over Changsha, killing two people, including the pilot and injuring the other three.
Investigations after the crash proved that the accident was caused because the pilot of the helicopter, owned by the Yuanda Air Conditioners Company, a Changsha-based private business in China, violated flight rules and regulations"
Sources:
1. https://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/2001/2001
2. http://www.bellhelicopter.com/MungoBlobs/802/70/potential.pdf
3. http://202.84.17.73/english/htm/20010214/362725.htm
https://new.qq.com/rain/a/20221225A05MRX00
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 27-Sep-2008 01:00 | ASN archive | Added |
| 13-Apr-2015 14:55 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Country, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Source, Damage, Narrative] |
| 28-Jun-2023 17:45 | RDV | Updated [[Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Country, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Source, Damage, Narrative]] |
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