ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 153373
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| Date: | Tuesday 29 March 1988 |
| Time: | 07:47 LT |
| Type: |  Bell 214ST |
| Owner/operator: | Lloyd Helicopters |
| Registration: | VH-LAO |
| MSN: | 28116 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1983 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 15 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | 100km NW Troughton Island, WA -
 Australia
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Passenger - Non-Scheduled/charter/Air Taxi |
| Departure airport: | Troughton Island |
| Energy Searcher Drillship | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
In cruise, at 4,500ft, 30 mins into flight, there was loud bang and severe vibrations.
Ditched and immediately capsized as main rotor blade struck water.
Sea state 5, 2-3m waves.
All POB escaped. One liferaft deployed with difficulty.
Aircraft sank after 40 mins inverted. recovered from 60m.
Cause: fatigue failure of a main rotor drag brave. Nut torque may have been below required value.
Similar to G-BKFN accident 14 Aug 1985 (though that failure was initiated by corrosion). This aircraft did have the post G-BKFN improved drag brace.
Sources:
World Directory of Airliner Crashes/Terry Denham
BASI Report B/885/1005
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 20-Feb-2013 04:10 | TB | Added |
| 17-Aug-2014 10:22 | Aerossurance | Updated [Time, Location, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
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