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| Date: | Tuesday 27 November 1990 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Aérospatiale SA 330J Puma |
| Owner/operator: | Omani Royal Flight |
| Registration: | A4O-AX |
| MSN: | 1631 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1980 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Seeb (SCT), Muscat -
 Oman
|
| Phase: | Initial climb |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Seeb International Airport (SCT/OOMS) |
Shortly after lift-off, while the helicopter "Oman-10" was hovering, it suddenly went out of control. The helicopter struck the ground, rolled over and caught fire. It is understood that the accident resulted from a tail rotor failure, following a bearing failure caused by poor lubrication. It is reported that the helicopter had low utilization and had been out of service for sometime. During this time the packing grease in the bearing had lost its effectiveness.
Sources:
1. Scramble
2. Flight International 8-14 May 1991
3. WAAS
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 25-Feb-2010 09:19 | TB | Added |
| 26-Feb-2010 01:13 | TB | Updated |
| 10-Jan-2013 13:08 | TB | Updated [Source, Narrative, ] |
| 06-Dec-2016 22:08 | Dr.John Smith | Updated [Location, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 06-Mar-2017 18:38 | TB | Updated [Location, Departure airport, Narrative, ] |
| 17-Jul-2020 09:09 | Anon. | Updated [Total occupants, ] |
| 25-Nov-2024 10:01 | Aerossurance | Updated [Registration, Other fatalities, Source, ] |
| 18-Oct-2025 12:59 | GetHDC | Updated [Registration, Departure airport, Source, ] |
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