ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 181716
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| Date: | Wednesday 25 November 2015 |
| Time: | c. 09:30 |
| Type: |  Bell 407 |
| Owner/operator: | J.A. Legh |
| Registration: | ZS-RRJ |
| MSN: | 53794 |
| Year of manufacture: | 2007 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Location: | Kromvlei flying area, Alberton, Gauteng -
 South Africa
|
| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | FAGM (Rand Airport) |
| FAVV (Vereeniging) | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
The helicopter suffered an extremely hard landing on an open piece of ground off Kliprivier Road, Alberton. The skids collapsed, most of the windows broke, some of the doors fell off and the main rotor suffered a partial collapse. The pilot suffered a spinal compression injury and was airlifted to hospital. Instructor was definitely on the ground, he had sent the student/owner solo
Sources:
1. ER24 Facebook Page Report
2. Man’s lucky escape from helicopter crash in Alberton
3. Two men narrowly escape death in Alberton helicopter crash
4. Man injured in Alberton chopper crash
5. Man (60) escapes helicopter crash
Images:
Rand Airport April 24, 2014 13:43 © Bruce Perkins
Henley GFA 25 Nov 2015
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 25-Nov-2015 17:39 | Topaz | Added |
| 25-Nov-2015 17:47 | Topaz | Updated [Source] |
| 25-Nov-2015 18:28 | richard cranium | Updated [Location] |
| 25-Nov-2015 18:53 | paulm7010 | Updated [Photo, ] |
| 26-Nov-2015 07:39 | Topaz | Updated [Departure airport, Destination airport] |
| 26-Nov-2015 10:56 | Anon. | Updated [Narrative] |
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