ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 18993
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| Date: | Sunday 23 May 1982 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Sud Aviation SE.3130 Alouette II |
| Owner/operator: | Alan Mann Helicopters |
| Registration: | G-FILM |
| MSN: | 1648 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 3 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Rijeka-Grobnicko Airfield (LDRG) -
 Croatia
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Survey |
| Departure airport: | Rijeka-Grobnicko Airfield (LDRG) |
| Boljun, Croatia | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Ex-G-BANR from 24/1/1973 to 28/6/1974: Tragically crashed in the former Yugoslavia on 23 May 1982 at Rijeka-Grobnick Airfield, Croatia (LDRG). The airfield was used for the flying sequences of the Hollywood movie "High Road to China", featuring Tom Selleck. During the shooting of the movie, Alouette-II G-FILM had an unfortunate accident, killing all 3 on board.
A/C STRUCK CABLES. ALL THREE ABOARD KILLED. THE HELICOPTER WAS ENGAGED IN FILMING WORK & THE WRECKAGE WAS FOUND ON 23 MAY. A/C WAS IN TRANSIT FROM GROBNICKO TO A PRIVATE LANDING SITE AT O'MALLEYS FIELD, NEAR BOLJUN. A/C APPEARS TO HAVE STRUCK THREE LOWEST WIRES OF A 6-WIRE TELEPHONE SYSTEM STRUNG BETWEEN POLES ON EITHER SIDE OF A VALLEY. ONE OF THE WIRES WAS FOUND TO BE WRAPPED AROUND THE ROTOR HEAD. THE HELICOPTER IMPACTED WITH A ROCKY OUTCROP & CAME TO REST ON THE VALLEY FLOOR. THE WIRES WOULD NOT HAVE BEEN VISIBLE AGAINST A DARK BACKGROUND.
Sources:
https://www.pprune.org/rotorheads/443466-alan-mann-helicopters-nostalgia-thread-4.html
http://www.caa.co.uk/docs/HistoricalMaterial/G-FILM.pdf
http://farnborough.proboards.com/index.cgi?board=open&action=print&thread=5230
https://abpic.co.uk/pictures/view/1297050/
http://www.griffin-helicopters.co.uk/accidentdetails.aspx?accidentkey=14421
http://www.ronaldv.nl/abandoned/airfields/hr/Primorsko.html
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-May-2008 11:10 | ASN archive | Added |
| 21-Dec-2012 17:44 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Country, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Damage, Narrative] |
| 22-Dec-2012 10:28 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Narrative] |
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