ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 122856
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| Date: | Wednesday 1 July 2009 |
| Time: | 10:12 |
| Type: |  Hughes 369D |
| Owner/operator: | Dala Helikopter DH AB |
| Registration: | SE-JBU |
| MSN: | 480294D |
| Year of manufacture: | 1978 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Location: | NNV Lake Klutsjön, Idre -
 Sweden
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| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Agricultural |
| Departure airport: | |
| Investigating agency: | SHK |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
Moving a herd of reindeers. After a sharp noice, the engine shook and stopped. The helicopter was hovering at an altitude of 10-12 m, lost altitude fast and hits terrain (bog) hard (low speed, high sinkrate), rotorblades also strikes terrain.
The connection between turbine and compressor (a 'splined adapter') failed due to fatigue.
Pilot and "passenger" was hurt but could leave the helicopter. One was airlifted but the other one had to be transported by (road) ambulance some 200 km to hospital.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
1. http://www.havkom.se/virtupload/reports/RL2011_03.pdf
Images:
Part of SHK RL 2011:03
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 01-Jun-2011 01:18 | Masen63 | Added |
| 06-Sep-2014 13:45 | Aerossurance | Updated [Nature, Narrative] |
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