ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 152461
Last updated: 9 November 2019
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| Date: | 18-JUL-1963 |
| Time: | evening |
| Type: |  Hughes 269B (300) |
| Owner/operator: | Management-Aviation |
| Registration: | N8785F |
| C/n / msn: | 19-0109 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Location: | High House Farm, Heckingham, Norfolk -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Agricultural |
| Departure airport: | |
Written off (damaged beyond repair) 18 July 1963: crashed at High House Farm, Heckingham, Norfolk, whilst engaged in crop spraying/top dressing operations. The aircraft was owned by Westland helicopters and was on lease to Management Aviation.
The pilot had completed his last flight of the day and hooked the skids under the topmost cable of a set of power lines while leaving the site. He had done 6 hours 20 minutes on the day so probably tired and suffered a loss of concentration.
Sources:
1. AAIB: Civil aircraft accident : report on the accident to Hughes 269A Helicopter N 8785F on 18th July, 1963, at High House Farm, Heckingham, Norfolk.
2. http://helihub.com/1963/07/18/18-jul-63-n8785f-hughes-300a-heckingham-uk-1f/
3. http://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/record?catid=76320&catln=4
5. https://www.pprune.org/rotorheads/513823-ronald-harvey-osborn.html
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 12-Jan-2013 10:23 | TB | Added |
| 13-Mar-2015 19:14 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Date, Time, Registration, Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Country, Phase, Nature, Source, Narrative] |
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