ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 184479
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| Date: | Wednesday 28 March 1990 |
| Time: | 09:00 |
| Type: |  Robinson R-22 Beta |
| Owner/operator: | Ingamells (Machinery Services) Ltd |
| Registration: | G-DEAL |
| MSN: | 0867 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1988 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Bledlow Great Wood, 1 nm west of Chinnor, Buckinghamshire -
 United Kingdom
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Private Helipad, Navenby, Lincolnshire |
| Blackbushe Hampshire (BBS/EGLK) | |
| Investigating agency: | AAIB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
Written off (destroyed) 28-03-1990 due to a CFIT (Controlled Flight Into Terrain) at Bledlow Great Wood, 1 nautical mile west of Chinnor, Buckinghamshire when struck trees on rising ground in poor visibility. The pilot (the sole occupant) was killed. According to the following extract from the official AAIB report into the accident:
"Following an apparently normal flight of approximately 50 minutes, all contact with the aircraft was lost. As no flight plan had been filed, a search as not initiated until later in the day. The aircraft crash site was finally located at 19:00 hours, 10 hours after last contact
The aircraft had crashed into trees at an altitude of 800 feet on rising ground. The pilot who was not wearing any protective headgear, had died some time after the accident as a result of his injuries. An examination of the wreckage revealed that the main rotor had been turning rather slowly at impact, but the reason for this could not be determined. The weather on the morning of the flight was poor for VFR flying, and the possibility of carburetttor icing cannot be ruled out".
Damage sustained to airframe: Per the AAIB report, "Helicopter destroyed". As a result, the registration G-DEAL was cancelled by the CAA five months later, on 09-08-1990, as "destroyed"
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
1. AAIB: https://assets.digital.cabinet-office.gov.uk/media/5422ebe8ed915d13740000cd/Robinson_R22_BETA__G-DEAL_07-90.pdf
2. CAA: https://siteapps.caa.co.uk/g-info/rk=DEAL
3. http://www.griffin-helicopters.co.uk/accidentdetails.aspx?accidentkey=14612
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 13-Feb-2016 23:36 | Dr.John Smith | Added |
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