ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 32444
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| Date: | Saturday 8 January 1994 |
| Time: | c. 11.15 LT |
| Type: |  Mil Mi-8P |
| Owner/operator: | Hummingbird Island Helicopters |
| Registration: | LZ-CAP |
| MSN: | 10320 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1983 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 9 / Occupants: 11 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | off Fesdhoo, Ari Atoll -
 Maldives
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Passenger - Non-Scheduled/charter/Air Taxi |
| Departure airport: | Male |
| Bodufolhudoo | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Crashed into the sea.
Loss of directional control following seizure of No 1 hanger bearing and first spline coupling of the tail-rotor drive shaft.
b) Cause(s)
Based on the findings the helicopter crashed owing to loss of directional control due to ceasure of the No. 1 hanger bearing and failure of the first spline coupling of the tail rotor drive shaft. This failure of the spline coupling being caused due to a combination of ceasure of the No.1 hanger bearing due to corrosion and pitting and wear and the difference in hardness specification between the male and female components of the coupling.
Sources:
1. Flight International 19-25 JAN 1994
2. http://web.archive.org/web/20060719231606/http://www.aviainfo.gov.mv/REPORTS/ACCD_MI8.html
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 27-Sep-2008 01:00 | ASN archive | Added |
| 28-Dec-2010 07:22 | krasatpi | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Other fatalities, Location, Phase, Nature, Narrative] |
| 18-Feb-2011 15:42 | TB | Updated [Location] |
| 05-Mar-2011 11:31 | TB | Updated [Operator, Source, Narrative] |
| 25-May-2020 18:05 | KagurazakaHanayo | Updated [Time, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 03-Jun-2022 07:45 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
| 03-Jun-2022 07:52 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
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