ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 210749
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| Date: | Friday 10 October 1997 |
| Time: | 18:15 |
| Type: |  Hughes 269C |
| Owner/operator: | |
| Registration: | VH-MZR |
| MSN: | 1100995 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Location: | Gamboola Station, QLD -
 Australia
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Survey |
| Departure airport: | Gamboola Station, QLD |
| 6NM N of Gamboola, QLD | |
| Investigating agency: | BASI |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The pilot was about 3NM from the departure point when he noticed smoke entering the cockpit and trailing behind the aircraft. He immediately diverted back towards a suitable landing area about 1NM away, but the engine lost oil pressure and performance began to deteriorate. He conducted an autorotational landing into a confined area and on touchdown, the tail rotor and vertical stabiliser struck an anthill.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
https://www.atsb.gov.au/publications/investigation_reports/1997/aair/199703385/
https://www.atsb.gov.au/media/4931213/199703385.pdf
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 22 July 1987 | VH-MZR | 0 | Rosella Plains, QLD | |
sub | |
| Collision with pole or wires | ||||||
| 13 July 1989 | VH-MZR | 0 | Lyndhurst Station, QLD | |
sub | |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 11-May-2018 17:11 | Pineapple | Added |
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