ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 140490
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| Date: | Tuesday 20 December 2011 |
| Time: | 07:50 |
| Type: |  Bell 206B-3 JetRanger III |
| Owner/operator: | Evening Star Trading 579 (Pty) Ltd |
| Registration: | ZS-HHW |
| MSN: | 2551 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1978 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Sun City, North West Province -
 South Africa
|
| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | FAWB (Wonderboom) |
| Bakubung bush lodge (North West province) | |
| Investigating agency: | CAA S.A. |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The helicopter hit the zip line extreme adventure slide at Sun City in a no fly zone and crashed killing the 52 year old pilot.
Probable Cause/s:
1 The helicopter collided with the zip line cable spanned from Sun City Mountain top rendering ground impact inevitable.
Contributing factor/s:
1 Disregard for Standard/Safe/Regulatory Operating Procedure.
2 Collision with wires/Wire strike.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
1. Man killed in chopper crash near Sun City
2. Photo ZS-HHW
3. http://www.caa.co.za/Accidents%20and%20Incidents%20Reports/8994.pdf
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 20-Dec-2011 06:04 | Topaz | Added |
| 20-Dec-2011 08:02 | RobertMB | Updated [Aircraft type, Source] |
| 24-Dec-2011 01:48 | Anon. | Updated [Narrative] |
| 19-Jul-2020 06:42 | Herman le Roux | Updated [Time] |
| 14-Aug-2020 06:32 | KagurazakaHanayo | Updated [Time, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
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