ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 216014
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| Date: | Friday 4 May 2018 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Aérospatiale SA 341F2 Gazelle |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | ZU-RLE |
| MSN: | 1678 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Honeymoon Farm, Limpopo Province -
 South Africa
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| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | |
| Investigating agency: | CAA S.A. |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
On 4th May 2018, an SA341F2 Gazelle, ZU-RLE (cn.1678) suffered an engine failure shortly after take-off from Honeymoon Farm in the Limpopo Province of South Africa. The pilot executed an emergency landing during which the main rotor severed the tailboom. The two persons on board were not injured. Subsequent investigation discovered that the aircraft's fuel had been contaminated.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
http://www.aviafora.com/forums/forum/helicopter-fora/gazelles/1827-gazelle-accident-database?p=9830#post9830
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 04-Oct-2018 19:31 | HeliNews | Added |
| 04-Oct-2018 19:32 | harro | Updated [Aircraft type, Accident report, ] |
| 12-Nov-2023 20:16 | harro | Updated [Other fatalities, Category] |
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