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| Date: | Wednesday 6 December 1995 |
| Time: | 16:30 |
| Type: |  Hiller UH-12E |
| Owner/operator: | |
| Registration: | VH-MJV |
| MSN: | 5124 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Minor |
| Category: | Incident |
| Location: | 17km W of Walcha, NSW -
 Australia
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| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Calibration/Inspection |
| Departure airport: | Walcha, NSW |
| Walcha, NSW | |
| Investigating agency: | BASI |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The helicopter was engaged in a noxious plant inspection when it collided with a powerline. Although cyclic control was partially lost, the pilot was able to land without further incident.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
https://www.atsb.gov.au/publications/investigation_reports/1995/aair/199504137/
https://www.atsb.gov.au/media/4933443/199504137.pdf
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 7 March 1998 | VH-MJV | 0 | 17km NW of Gunnedah, NSW | |
w/o | |
| Collision with pole or wires | ||||||
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 14-Apr-2018 07:06 | Pineapple | Added |
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