ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 207849
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| Date: | Wednesday 23 March 1994 |
| Time: | 16:30 |
| Type: |  Bell 206B Jet Ranger III |
| Owner/operator: | |
| Registration: | VH-PHW |
| MSN: | 2565 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Location: | 20km W of Cessnock, NSW -
 Australia
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| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Unknown |
| Departure airport: | Singleton, NSW |
| YSBK | |
| Investigating agency: | BASI |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The aircraft was engaged in a search for a missing aircraft when the main rotor struck and severed a power transmission spur line, which ran in a single span from a clifftop to the valley floor. The helicopter remained controllable and the pilot was able to land in a clearing about 2km away.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
https://www.atsb.gov.au/publications/investigation_reports/1994/aair/199400730/
https://www.atsb.gov.au/media/4933716/199400730.pdf
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 19-Mar-2018 12:06 | Pineapple | Added |
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