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| Date: | Tuesday 8 March 2011 |
| Time: | 19:07 LT |
| Type: |  Aérospatiale SA 341G Gazelle |
| Owner/operator: | Honister Slate Mine |
| Registration: | HA-LFB |
| MSN: | 1074 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1973 |
| Engine model: | Turbomeca Astazou IIIB |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Borrowdale, Cumbria -
 United Kingdom
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Honister Slate Mine |
| private home airstrip, Loweswater | |
| Investigating agency: | AAIB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The helicopter crashed in a valley during a night flight in meteorological conditions that included reduced visibility and low cloud. The investigation found that there were irregularities in the helicopter’s maintenance and airworthiness, but no evidence was found of mechanical failure. The pilot was not qualified to fly at night.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/5422f928e5274a131700076d/Aerospatiale_SA.341G_Gazelle_HA-LFB_10-12.pdf
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2011/mar/09/millionaire-dies-helicopter-crash
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 09-Mar-2011 08:09 | bizjets101 | Added |
| 13-Mar-2011 09:07 | Alpine Flight | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, ] |
| 17-Sep-2011 16:26 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Location, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 15-Sep-2012 16:57 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Location, Source, Embed code, ] |
| 13-Oct-2012 02:32 | harro | Updated [Time, Phase, Source, Embed code, Narrative, ] |
| 23-Mar-2013 19:38 | TB | Updated [Source, Embed code, ] |
| 23-Mar-2013 19:42 | TB | Updated [Source, ] |
| 27-Nov-2016 16:48 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Location, Destination airport, Source, Embed code, Narrative, ] |
| 04-Feb-2018 09:37 | TB | Updated [Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Embed code, Narrative, ] |
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