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| Date: | Monday 16 January 2012 |
| Time: | 13:05 |
| Type: |  Robinson R22 Beta II |
| Owner/operator: | Helitrain Ltd. |
| Registration: | G-FIRS |
| MSN: | 2807 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1998 |
| Engine model: | Lycoming O-360-J2A |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Lake Vyrnwy Hotel, Llanwddyn, Powys, Montgomeryshire -
 United Kingdom
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Kemble, Gloucestershire (EGBP) |
| Lake Vyrnwy Hotel Helipad | |
| Investigating agency: | AAIB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
In the final stages of an approach to a hotel helipad, the pilot was unable to stop a right yaw, and the helicopter completed several rotations, with decaying main rotor rpm, before impacting the ground. The helicopter suffered severe damage and was largely consumed in a subsequent fire. The two occupants suffered minor injuries.
Per the AAIB report, the airframe was "destroyed", as a result the registration G-FIRS was cancelled by the CAA on 30/7/2012 as aircraft "destroyed"
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
1. AAIB: https://assets.digital.cabinet-office.gov.uk/media/542300d140f0b61346000b3b/Robinson_R22_Beta_G-FIRS_07-12.pdf
2. CAA: https://siteapps.caa.co.uk/g-info/
3. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-mid-wales-16582421
4. https://www.pprune.org/rotorheads/474456-accident-nr-lake-vyrnwy-hotel-wales.html
5. https://www.shropshirestar.com/news/2012/01/17/pair-rescued-from-burning-helicopter-after-lake-vyrnwy-crash/
6. https://www.lakevyrnwy.com/index.html
Media:
2 people taken to Shrewsbury Hospital after the helicopter they were in crash landed at Lake Vyrnwy @CountyTimes pic.twitter.com/iOhQbq8G
— Richard Jones (@RichardJ0nes) January 16, 2012
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 16-Jan-2012 08:54 | gerard57 | Added |
| 16-Jan-2012 09:22 | RobertMB | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Operator, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 19-Aug-2012 15:03 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Source, Embed code, Narrative, ] |
| 19-Aug-2012 15:09 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Embed code, ] |
| 29-Aug-2012 13:05 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Embed code, Damage, Narrative, ] |
| 06-Jun-2014 21:25 | TB | Updated [Embed code, ] |
| 22-Dec-2014 01:44 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Departure airport, Source, Embed code, ] |
| 11-Sep-2015 04:05 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Location, Source, Embed code, Narrative, ] |
| 18-Dec-2016 21:23 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Source, Embed code, ] |
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