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| Date: | Wednesday 15 February 2017 |
| Time: | c. 15:00 LT |
| Type: |  Bell 407 |
| Owner/operator: | Niugini Helicopters |
| Registration: | P2-HSE |
| MSN: | 53257 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1998 |
| Engine model: | Rolls-Royce 250-C47B |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 3 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Kiunga Airport (UNG/AYKI) -
 Papua New Guinea
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| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | External load operation |
| Departure airport: | Kiunga Airport (UNG/AYKI) |
| Digicel tower site, 20 nm S of Kiunga | |
| Investigating agency: | AIC PNG |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
The helicopter inadvertently attempted a normal take off (not lifting a sling) while a sling line was attached to a load of drums of fuel and crashed. The helicopter sustained substantial damage and the pilot onboard the helicopter had minor injuries and one passenger was seriously injured.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
https://www.looppng-sb.com/png-news/two-seriously-injured-helicopter-crash-52477
http://news.pngfacts.com/2017/02/helicopter-crash-in-kiunga.html
http://www.thenational.com.pg/police-confirm-helicopter-crash-kiunga-pilot-injured/
http://www.airframes.org/reg/n1ty
https://www.flickr.com/photos/rcsadvmedia/14833112146
http://aerossurance.com/helicopters/unexpected-load-b407-usl-png/
http://www.aic.gov.pg/pdf/FinRpts/2017/AIC%2017-1001%20P2-HSE.pdf
Location
Media:
#OTD 2017: Miscommunication and poor ground crew briefing resulted in a long-line and load snagging on a B407 at take-off causing a crash.https://t.co/7Zdn1FidtN #heslo #helicopter #accident #flightsafety #aviationsafety pic.twitter.com/UyknsFcgV2
— Aerossurance (@Aerossurance) February 15, 2021
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 15-Feb-2017 09:17 | gerard57 | Added |
| 15-Feb-2017 10:24 | gerard57 | Updated [Time, Operator, Source, ] |
| 15-Feb-2017 11:24 | Anon. | Updated [Registration, Cn, Source, ] |
| 15-Feb-2017 14:02 | Anon. | Updated [Registration, ] |
| 15-Feb-2017 15:55 | Geno | Updated [Location, Departure airport, Source, ] |
| 15-Feb-2017 16:09 | Aerossurance | Updated [Time, Location, Departure airport, ] |
| 16-Feb-2017 19:21 | Geno | Updated [Total occupants, Location, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 18-Feb-2017 10:55 | Anon. | Updated [Total occupants, Nature, Narrative, ] |
| 08-Nov-2017 23:38 | Aerossurance | Updated [Time, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 12-Nov-2017 16:20 | Aerossurance | Updated [Time, Destination airport, Source, ] |
| 13-Aug-2018 19:53 | harro | Updated [Source, ] |
| 15-Feb-2021 07:50 | Aerossurance | Updated [Embed code, Accident report, ] |
| 24-Dec-2021 19:51 | harro | Updated [Embed code, Accident report, ] |
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