ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 152611
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| Date: | 04-JAN-2013 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  HAL Chetak (SA 316B Alouette III) |
| Owner/operator: | Prabhatam Aviation |
| Registration: | VT-EGK |
| C/n / msn: | AH-240 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 5 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Location: | Indira Gandhi International Airport - VIDP -
 India
|
| Phase: | Taxi |
| Nature: | Test |
| Departure airport: | VIDP |
While carrying out taxi after the main rotor blade change, main rotor blades hit the tail boom damaging main and tail rotor blades including tail boom.
All five occupants escaped uninjured.
Sources:
http://www.bea.aero/fr/enquetes/2013/2013.semaine.02.pdf
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 22 May 2007 | VT-EGK | Prabhatam Aviation | 0 | Shri Kedarnathji helipad |  |
min |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 18-Jan-2013 12:25 | Alpine Flight | Added |
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