ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 214031
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Date: | Saturday 22 July 1978 |
Time: | 11:10 |
Type: | Hughes 269C |
Owner/operator: | |
Registration: | VH-THW |
MSN: | 17-0573 |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
Category: | Accident |
Location: | 42km NE of Normanton, QLD -
Australia
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Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
Nature: | Agricultural |
Departure airport: | Delta Downs, QLD |
Destination airport: | Delta Downs, QLD |
Investigating agency: | BASI |
Confidence Rating: | Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
Narrative:The helicopter was involved in cattle mustering operations. It was being flown at about 50 to 100 feet above ground level when a sudden yaw to the right developed. Attempts by the pilot to regain control of the aircraft were unsuccessful and it landed heavily while still rotating to the right. Both the occupants were thrown clear of the aircraft which caught fire immediately. The extensive fire damage to the aircraft inhibited the inspection of the wreckage. As a result, no reason for the apparent loss of control could be determined.
Accident investigation:
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Investigating agency: | BASI |
Report number: | |
Status: | Investigation completed |
Duration: | |
Download report: | Final report |
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Sources:
https://www.atsb.gov.au/publications/investigation_reports/1978/aair/aair197800035/ https://www.atsb.gov.au/media/30525/aair197800035.pdf AUSTAIRDATA
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04-Aug-2018 08:55 |
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25-Sep-2019 20:35 |
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