Date:	Saturday 28 May 2022
Time:	c. 12:55
Type:	Eurocopter EC 120B Colibri
Owner/operator:	T Clark Aviation LLP
Registration:	G-TIMO
MSN:	1532
Engine model:	Turbomeca Arrius 2F
Fatalities:	Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 4
Other fatalities:	0
Aircraft damage:	Substantial
Location:	Denton, near Wheatley, Oxfordshire -   United Kingdom
Phase:	Take off
Nature:	Private
Departure airport:	Denton, near Wheatley, Oxfordshire
Destination airport:
Confidence Rating:	Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities

Narrative:
A Eurocopter EC 120B Colibri crashed at a private tennis court in Denton, near Wheatley, Oxfordshire.The four occupants escaped without reported injuries. The incident was the subject of an AAIB Correspondence-only report, and the folllowing is the sumary from that report...

"The pilot reported that this was the first time he had taken off with rear seat passengers onboard. There was a 9 kt wind from the left and the helicopter yawed to the left when it became light on the skids. He continued to pull up on the collective lever and, with the forward part of the right skid still in contact with the ground, the helicopter dynamically rolled onto its right side".

1. AAIB Correspondence-only report: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/aaib-record-only-investigations-may-june-2022/aaib-record-only-investigations-reviewed-may-june-2022
2. https://www.thisisoxfordshire.co.uk/news/20173386.helicopter-crash-lands-back-garden-denton-near-oxford/
3. https://www.oxfordmail.co.uk/news/20173410.live-updates-emergency-services-issue-updates-helicopter-crash-landing-near-wheatley/
4. https://www.oxfordshirelive.co.uk/news/oxfordshire-news/helicopter-crash-lands-denton-homes-7140334
5. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Denton,_Oxfordshire
6. https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/50596863138_e8b56efeed_h.jpg (photo)

Ex G-SWNG, EC-KQA, F-WQAA, F-WWXM

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17 August 2017

G-SWNG

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Wellesbourne Mountford Airport (EGBW)

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First video of scene where helicopter crash landed in Denton, near Wheatley. @TheOxfordMail pic.twitter.com/Gg91FJSipU

— Tom Seaward (@t_seaward) May 28, 2022

Date/time	Contributor	Updates
28-May-2022 20:42	gerard57	Added
28-May-2022 22:24	Dr. John Smith	Updated [Location, Source, Embed code, Narrative, Category, ]
28-May-2022 23:01	RobertMB	Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Operator, Source, Embed code, Narrative, ]
29-May-2022 07:01	Aerossurance	Updated [Operator, Phase, Narrative, ]
29-May-2022 09:19	RobertMB	Updated [Operator, Narrative, ]
11-Aug-2022 22:27	Dr. John Smith	Updated [Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, ]