ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 77854
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Date: | Friday 17 September 2010 |
Time: | c. 09:15 LT |
Type: | Robinson R44 Raven II |
Owner/operator: | Kawena Aviation (Pty) Ltd |
Registration: | ZS-RJO |
MSN: | 12038 |
Year of manufacture: | 2008 |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 3 |
Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
Category: | Accident |
Location: | near Belfast, Mpumalanga -
South Africa
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Phase: | En route |
Nature: | Private |
Departure airport: | FAGM (Rand Airport) |
Destination airport: | FAKN (Kruger Mpumalanga Aerodrome) |
Investigating agency: | CAA S.A. |
Confidence Rating: | Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
Narrative:The helicopter was en route from Johannesburg to Mozambique when it is alleged to have experienced a tail rotor failure. While attempting to land it collided with trees and crashed. The occupants were all injured.
3.2 Probable Causes
3.2.1 Collision with trees while flying in IMC (instrument flying conditions).
3.3 Contributory factors:
3.3.1 Pilot not instrument-rated.
3.3.2 Disorientation when entering IMC.
Accident investigation:
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Investigating agency: | CAA S.A. |
Report number: | |
Status: | Investigation completed |
Duration: | |
Download report: | Final report |
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Sources:
1.
Helikopter-ongeluk: Name bekend 2.
Helikopter-ongeluk: Belfast 3.
http://www.caa.co.za/Accidents%20and%20Incidents%20Reports/8835.pdf Revision history:
Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
19-Sep-2010 02:13 |
Topaz |
Added |
19-Sep-2010 04:42 |
Topaz |
Updated [Source] |
18-Sep-2020 07:09 |
KagurazakaHanayo |
Updated [Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
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