| Date: | Tuesday 13 September 2011 |
| Time: | 11:10 LT |
| Type: | Bell 230 |
| Owner/operator: | Nacional Airways Corp. |
| Registration: | ZS-HMP |
| MSN: | 23010 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1993 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 6 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Naledi, Mpumalanga -
South Africa
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Executive |
| Departure airport: | Megawatt park (Eskom helipad), Gauteng |
| Destination airport: | Naledi sustation near Groblersdal, Mpumalanga |
| Investigating agency: | CAA S.A. |
| Confidence Rating: | Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
Narrative:During landing on soccer field visibility was reduced due to dust. The helicopter struck electrical pole, hit the ground, rolled over and caught fire. Occupants minor injured.
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:
http://www.caa.co.za/Pages/Default.aspxresource%20center/accidents%20%20incid/reports/2011/8980.pdf https://www.news24.com/SouthAfrica/News/Eskom-executives-in-helicopter-crash-20110913 Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
| 13-Sep-2011 06:42 |
gerard57 |
Added |
| 13-Sep-2011 07:43 |
hoverdivine |
Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, ] |
| 13-Sep-2011 08:01 |
Anon. |
Updated [Cn, ] |
| 13-Sep-2011 08:07 |
gerard57 |
Updated [Aircraft type, ] |
| 13-Sep-2011 08:26 |
gerard57 |
Updated [Source, Narrative, ] |
| 13-Sep-2011 13:12 |
Anon. |
Updated [Narrative, ] |
| 13-Sep-2011 13:47 |
RobertMB |
Updated [Operator, Nature, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 30-Nov-2012 05:04 |
TB |
Updated [Source, ] |
| 30-Nov-2012 05:29 |
TB |
Updated [Time, Operator, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
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