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| Date: | Thursday 29 November 1984 |
| Time: | 11:24 |
| Type: |  Bell 222 |
| Owner/operator: | Metropolitan Police Force |
| Registration: | G-METB |
| MSN: | 47055 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 5 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Hatfield Airport, Hertfordshire -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Aerial patrol |
| Departure airport: | Lippitts Hill, Loughton |
| Lippitts Hill, Loughton | |
| Investigating agency: | AAIB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
Aircraft practicing ILS approaches to airport when it suffered tail rotor failure. Landed at speed and overturned.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/5422ed1ced915d1374000157/Bell_222_G-METB_08-85.pdf
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 24-Sep-2020 10:51 | BrynPAN | Added |
| 24-Sep-2020 10:52 | harro | Updated [Source, Accident report, ] |
| 23-Oct-2025 15:19 | Anon. | Updated [Total occupants, ] |
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