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| Date: | Wednesday 24 October 2007 |
| Time: | 15:40 |
| Type: |  Sud Aviation SE.3130 Alouette II |
| Owner/operator: | private |
| Registration: | N577AG |
| MSN: | 1666 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1961 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Castlewarden, CO Kildare -
 Ireland
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Newbridge |
| Castlewarden | |
| Investigating agency: | AAIU |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The helicopter had taken off from a field near Newbridge and made a short flight to a landing site at Castlewarden. Two Pilots, one of whom was the owner, were on board. On the third attempt to land, control of the helicopter was lost; the helicopter struck trees and impacted heavily along the eastern boundary of the intended landing site. The owner who was occupying the right-hand seat suffered serious injuries; the left seat occupant was not injured. There was no fire.
Probable Cause
Control of the helicopter was lost while attempting to land in a confined area.
Contributory Factors
1. Neither occupant of the helicopter had sufficient type experience to conduct a landing into such a confined area.
2. It is possible that both individuals were ‘on the controls’ at the same time during the final moments of the flight.
3. The left-seat occupant, who was not a qualified instructor, did not have sufficient experience on type, or the appropriate qualification, to carry out a safe recovery following loss of control.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
AAIU
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 16 July 2022 | N577AG | Private | 0 | Newcastle Aerodrome (EINC) | |
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 25-Jul-2008 00:27 | harro | Added |
| 28-Dec-2017 11:04 | harro | Updated [Date, Source, ] |
| 29-Jul-2022 12:14 | harro | Updated [Narrative, ] |
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