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| Date: | Friday 19 July 2024 |
| Time: | 06:43 UTC |
| Type: |  Bell 505 Jet Ranger X |
| Owner/operator: | PT Whitesky Aviation / Bali HeliTour |
| Registration: | PK-WSP |
| MSN: | 65044 |
| Year of manufacture: | 2018 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 320 hours |
| Cycles: | 889 flights |
| Engine model: | Safran Arrius 2R |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 5 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Suluban, Pecatu Village, South Kuta District, Badung Regency -
 Indonesia
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Passenger - Non-Scheduled/charter/Air Taxi |
| Departure airport: | Helipad GWK 2 |
| GWK | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSC |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
A Bell 505 Jet Ranger X crashed in a limestone ravine, having its tail split from the body. All five occupants were injured.
The helicopter had struck strings of kites being flown near Uluwatu Beach. The strings became entangled in the rotormast.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
https://knkt.go.id/Repo/Files/Laporan/Penerbangan/2024/KNKT.24.07.21.04-Preliminary-Report.pdf
https://www.flightradar24.com/data/aircraft/pk-wsp#36389570
https://nasional.okezone.com/read/2024/07/19/337/3036693/penampakan-helikopter-jatuh-di-bali-heli-tour-pk-wsp?page=1
https://www.posbali.net/berita/1424881284/heli-jatuh-di-suluban-badung-semua-penumpang-selamat
https://jakartaglobe.id/news/kite-string-causes-helicopter-crash-in-bali-no-fatalities-reported
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pQZHr4O3qgI&ab_channel=7NEWS-Australia
Location
Media:
Helikoter BaliHelitours Bell505 PKWSP (Whitesky Aviation) jatuh di dekat Uluwatu sore ini. 1 pilot dan 4 penumpang di evakuasi ke rumah sakit.
— Gerry Soejatman (@GerryS) July 19, 2024
Heli sedang melakukan penerbangan wisata dari area GWK ke Uluwatu pada saat kejadian. Indikasi awal, heli terlilit benang layangan. pic.twitter.com/4YIaCyhZIR
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 19-Jul-2024 09:49 | ASN | Added |
| 19-Jul-2024 09:50 | ASN | Updated [Embed code, Category, ] |
| 19-Jul-2024 09:54 | ASN | Updated [Operator, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Category, ] |
| 19-Jul-2024 22:18 | Aerossurance | Updated [Source, Narrative, ] |
| 20-Jul-2024 09:56 | ASN | Updated [Source, Narrative, ] |
| 21-Jul-2024 06:28 | Anon. | Updated [Damage, Narrative, ] |
| 08-May-2025 10:08 | Mendel | Updated [Time, Operator, Destination airport, Source, Category, ] |
| 08-May-2025 10:11 | ASN | Updated [Accident report, ] |
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