ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 77889
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| Date: | Saturday 22 August 2009 |
| Time: | 05:06 |
| Type: |  Agusta A109E Power |
| Owner/operator: | Saudi Aramco Aviation |
| Registration: | N906AH |
| MSN: | 11644 |
| Year of manufacture: | 2005 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 5 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Arabiya 4 Offshore Installation, Arabian Gulf, near Ras Tanajib -
 Saudi Arabia
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Offshore |
| Departure airport: | Ras Tanajib Airport (OETN) |
| Arabiya 4 Offshore Installation | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
On August 22, 2009, at 05:06 UTC (Universal coordinated time), an Agusta 109E helicopter, N906AH, operated by Saudi Aramco Aviation, sustained substantial damage during landing and a post crash fire at barge Arabyia 4, in the Persian Gulf, near Ras Tanajib, Saudi Arabia. The pilot and 4 passengers were not injured. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed for the flight that departed Ras Tanajib Airport (OETN), at 04:56 UTC.
According to the operator, the helicopter touched down on the barge, the helicopter began to shake, the main rotor contacted the tail boom and cabin, and a fire ensued. During the accident sequence, the pilot was able to secure the engines and stop the main rotor with the rotor brake. The pilot and passengers exited the helicopter uninjured, and barge personnel extinguished the fire.
The accident occurred in the vicinity of 28 degrees, 05 minutes north latitude, 048 degrees, 44 minutes east longitude.
Sources:
NTSB
2. FAA: http://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/NNum_Results.aspx?omni=Home-N-Number&nNumberTxt=906AH
3. http://www.griffin-helicopters.co.uk/accidentdetails.aspx?accidentkey=5058
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 21-Sep-2010 09:38 | pesce | Added |
| 25-Jan-2013 03:29 | TB | Updated [Time, Cn, Damage] |
| 28-Sep-2014 19:26 | Aerossurance | Updated [Location, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 04-Sep-2016 18:42 | Dr.John Smith | Updated [Time, Source, Narrative] |
| 21-Dec-2016 19:25 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
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