ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 70094
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| Date: | Wednesday 24 January 1990 |
| Time: | 14:20 LT |
| Type: |  Bell 206B-2 JetRanger II |
| Owner/operator: | Clyde Helicopters Ltd. opf Strathclyde Police |
| Registration: | G-EYEI |
| MSN: | 597 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1970 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 4 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Giffnock, Glasgow, Strathclyde, Scotland -
 United Kingdom
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| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Aerial patrol |
| Departure airport: | Glasgow City Heliport (EGEG) |
| Glasgow City Heliport (EGEG) | |
| Investigating agency: | AAIB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
During a police flight in the Barrhead area and operating under VFR, the helicopter was 'suddenly engulfed in a severe snow storm'. The pilot descended to about 200 feet agl, in order to maintain visual contact with the ground and is then believed to have attempted to find the nearby Rouken Glen Park in order to carry out a precautionary landing.
However, shortly before reaching the park, whilst in a steep left turn and probably flying relatively slowly the helicopter's engine failed. The helicopter subsequently flew into the top of a 5 storey building and fell to the ground.
The helicopter was not equipped with an engine intake Snow Deflector Kit. The possibility that the engine failed due to blockage of its air intake by snow was considered by the AAIB as 'highly likely
Registration G-EYEI cancelled by the CAA as aircraft "destroyed" 14/3/1990
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
1. http://www.heraldscotland.com/news/11980129.Helicopter_service_suspended_____Search_to_find_cause_of_crash/
2. https://siteapps.caa.co.uk/g-info/rk=EYEI
3. CAP 667 review of General Aviation Fatal Accidents 1985-1994 http://www.caa.co.uk/cap667
4. https://publications.parliament.uk/pa/ld199697/ldjudgmt/jd970227/clyde01.htm_
5. https://assets.digital.cabinet-office.gov.uk/media/5422eb28e5274a1314000065/Bell_206B_II__G-EYEI_05-90.pdf
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Nov-2009 09:12 | andrewaircraft | Added |
| 08-Oct-2012 13:07 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Location, Nature, Departure airport, Source, Embed code, Narrative] |
| 25-Oct-2015 12:28 | Aerossurance | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Nature, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 10-Feb-2016 21:42 | Dr.John Smith | Updated [Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 19-Feb-2016 21:54 | Dr.John Smith | Updated [Narrative] |
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