ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 66577
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Date: | Friday 10 July 2009 |
Time: | 04:19 LT |
Type: | Kawasaki BK 117B-1 |
Owner/operator: | Sunrise Airlines |
Registration: | B-77088 |
MSN: | 1082 |
Year of manufacture: | 1991 |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 3 |
Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
Category: | Accident |
Location: | 1 mi S off Kinmen (KNH/RCBS) -
Taiwan
|
Phase: | Approach |
Nature: | Ferry/positioning |
Departure airport: | Taipei-Sung Shan Airport (TSA/RCSS) |
Destination airport: | Kinmen-Shang-Yi Airport (KNH/RCBS) |
Confidence Rating: | Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
Narrative:EMS aircraft repositioning.
Crashed into the sea during approach.
The captain survived, the co-pilot and EMT were killed and the helicopter was totally destroyed.
The co-pilot exited the aircraft but downed.
Investigators reported commander may have suffered visual illusions during an night approach over the sea. Both crew may have been fatigued, as standby duty was not logged as duty time. The co-pilot may have been asleep during the approach.
15 recommendations made.
Sources:
http://web.archive.org/web/20110817123851/http://www.asc.gov.tw/asc_en/news_list_2.asp?news_no=436 [LINK NOT WORKING ANYMORE:http://www.asc.gov.tw/asc_en/accident_list_2.asp?accident_no=174]
Revision history:
Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
22-Jul-2009 21:38 |
slowkid |
Added |
10-Aug-2009 11:41 |
harro |
Updated |
11-Aug-2009 11:42 |
harro |
Updated |
24-Jul-2010 02:22 |
Alpine Flight |
Updated [Aircraft type, Source] |
19-Aug-2010 10:55 |
TB |
Updated [Aircraft type] |
18-Apr-2011 13:26 |
harro |
Updated [Time, Total occupants, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
22-Nov-2012 11:09 |
TB |
Updated [Time, Operator, Location, Phase, Source, Narrative] |
04-Aug-2014 06:20 |
Aerossurance |
Updated [Time, Nature, Narrative] |
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