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| Date: | Monday 14 June 1976 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Hughes 500C (369HS) |
| Owner/operator: | Gerry Hill (Volkswagen) Ltd |
| Registration: | G-BBXF |
| MSN: | 103-0528S |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Llwydcoed, near Aberdare, Rhondda Cynon Taf, Wales -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Private Helipad, Aberdare |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Crashed 14/6/1976; struck hillside in poor weather condtions at Llwydcoed, north of the Cwm Cynon near the town of Aberdare, Rhondda Cynon Taf, Wales. Both persons on board killed, one of whom was Gerry Hill, the pilot and registered owner.
Registration G-BBXF belatedly cancelled by the CAA on 5/12/1983 as aircraft "destroyed"
Sources:
1. https://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1977/1977
2. http://www.caa.co.uk/docs/HistoricalMaterial/G-BBXF.pdf
3. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Llwydcoed
4. https://www.pprune.org/6257662-post350.html
5. http://www.mdhelicopters.com/support/pdf/documents/destroyed_aircraft_list_2012.pdf
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 12-Aug-2009 09:03 | zerocinquanta | Added |
| 12-Aug-2009 09:04 | harro | Updated |
| 23-Jun-2013 04:23 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Cn, Operator, Location, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 26-Feb-2015 22:30 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Operator, Source, ] |
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