ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 55945
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| Date: | Sunday 21 December 2008 |
| Time: | 14:45 |
| Type: |  Bell 206B JetRanger |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | ZS-HWM |
| MSN: | 2361 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Hessequa, near Riversdale, Western Cape -
 South Africa
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| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Fire fighting |
| Departure airport: | Bergsig Game Farm near Mossel Bay, Western Cape |
| Private farm at Riversdale, Western Cape | |
| Investigating agency: | CAA S.A. |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The helicopter was on contract to Eden District Municipality. On Sunday December 21, 2008 at about 14:00 a fire broke out in the Hessequa area about 8km west of Riversdale and just south of the Korinte Dam. The helicopter was summoned to drop water on the blaze. Whilst manoeuvring it crashed. The pilot suffered a few cuts and scrapes.
Probable Cause/s
1 Loss of power followed by an unsuccessful autorotational landing.
Contributory factor:
Engine failure.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
1. Vlieënier ontkom toe helikopter val
2. http://www.caa.co.za/Accidents%20and%20Incidents%20Reports/8599.pdf
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 24-Dec-2008 23:43 | Topaz | Added |
| 14-Aug-2020 06:39 | KagurazakaHanayo | Updated [Time, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 14-Aug-2020 07:12 | harro | Updated [Operator, Accident report, ] |
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