ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 24517
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| Date: | Friday 29 September 2000 |
| Time: | daytime |
| Type: |  Bell 206B-2 JetRanger II |
| Owner/operator: | Court Helicopters |
| Registration: | ZS-HEK |
| MSN: | 1477 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 3 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Glentana Beach, Western Cape -
 South Africa
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Survey |
| Departure airport: | Glentana Beach, Western Cape, South Africa |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Written off (damaged beyond repair) 29 September 2000 when crashed at Glentana Beach, South Africa. The helicopter was providing rescue services for a boat race; the crew believed they had spotted a shark and descended the helicopter to 60 feet AGL for a better look, flying slowly into wind at a ground speed of about 5 knots. Soon after beginning a right turn, the helicopter started a rapid uncommanded right yaw, then began to shake and spin violently. The pilot reduced the torque and thus the spin and activated the floats, but the aircraft struck the sea hard and broke the tail boom. The three occupants escaped and swam to shore.
Sources:
1. https://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/2001/2001
2. http://www.bellhelicopter.com/MungoBlobs/802/70/potential.pdf
3. http://www.rotorspot.nl/historic/zs.php
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 27-Sep-2008 01:00 | ASN archive | Added |
| 13-Apr-2015 20:33 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Operator, Location, Country, Phase, Source, Damage, Narrative] |
| 13-Apr-2015 22:00 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Country, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Source, Damage, Narrative] |
| 13-Apr-2015 22:01 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Operator] |
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