ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 44696
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| Date: | Sunday 19 September 2004 |
| Time: | 19:57 |
| Type: |  Robinson R44 Raven II |
| Owner/operator: | Productive Investments Ltd |
| Registration: | G-SPAL |
| MSN: | 10319 |
| Year of manufacture: | 2004 |
| Engine model: | Lycoming IO-540-AE1A5 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Ardsheal Hill, Kentallan Bay, Appin, near Oban, Scotland -
 United Kingdom
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| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Perth/Scone Airfield (PSL/EGPT) |
| Appin, Scotland (PVT) | |
| Investigating agency: | AAIB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
On September 19, 2004, at 19:57 UTC, a Robinson R44, G-SPAL, was destroyed when it collided with terrain while on approach to a private landing site at Ardsheal Hill, Kentallen Bay, Appin, near Oban, Scotland. The pilot sustained serious injuries and the passenger received fatal injuries. The helicopter had departed Perth/Scone Airfield, Perth Scotland.
The pilot was returning from Perth (Scone) Airfield to a private landing site at night with one passenger on board. As he was about to begin manoeuvring in the vicinity of the landing area, the passenger slumped across the flight controls and shortly afterwards, the helicopter impacted the side of a hill in level flight at slow speed. The pilot was able to free himself from the wreckage but the unconscious passenger was fatally injured in the subsequent fire.
A later BBC report (see below) named the passenger fatality as Major Neil Sutherland, aged 68, from Kentallen. Aircraft written off (damaged beyond repair) and the registration G-SPAL was cancelled by the CAA on 17.05.2005
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
1. NTSB Identification: CHI04WA263 at https://www.ntsb.gov/_layouts/ntsb.aviation/brief2.aspx?_ev_id=20040921X01470&ntsbno=CHI04WA263&akey=1
2. AAIB: https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/5422f656e5274a13140005b1/Robinson_R44_Raven_II__G-SPAL.pdf
3. CAA: https://siteapps.caa.co.uk/g-info/rk=SPAL
4. http://www.griffin-helicopters.co.uk/accidentdetails.asp?accidentkey=948
5. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/scotland/3671454.stm
6. https://www.pprune.org/rotorheads/145366-bbc-reports-helicopter-crash-highlands.html
7. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/scotland/4512026.stm
8. http://www.heraldscotland.com/sport/spl/aberdeen/one-man-killed-as-helicopter-hits-hillside-1.75082
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 28-Oct-2008 00:45 | ASN archive | Added |
| 21-Jan-2012 14:39 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Cn, Operator, Location, Country, Source, Narrative] |
| 03-Dec-2014 19:52 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Location, Nature, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 05-Aug-2016 21:27 | Dr.John Smith | Updated [Source] |
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