ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 205196
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| Date: | Saturday 14 July 1990 |
| Time: | 17:30 |
| Type: |  Hughes 269C |
| Owner/operator: | |
| Registration: | VH-SMQ |
| MSN: | 1290876 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Location: | Yandiarra Station, WA -
 Australia
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| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Agricultural |
| Departure airport: | Yandiarra Station, WA |
| Yandiarra Station, WA | |
| Investigating agency: | BASI |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The helicopter was engaged in a cattle mustering operation at 10 feet above the ground when the tail boom and rotor collided with the top beam of a shed frame. The aircraft experienced a subsequent loss of control and crashed next to the frame. The pilot was aware of the position of the frame but had temporarily forgotten about it while focusing on the cattle.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
https://www.atsb.gov.au/publications/investigation_reports/1990/aair/aair199000093/
https://www.atsb.gov.au/media/30421/aair199000093.pdf
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 28-Jan-2018 08:36 | Pineapple | Added |
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