ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 171781
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| Date: | Monday 19 November 1979 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Hughes 269C |
| Owner/operator: | Whittome Plant Hire Ltd |
| Registration: | G-AZXI |
| MSN: | 41-0110 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1972 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Location: | Peterborough Sibson Airport, Peterborough, Cambridgeshire -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | Peterborough/Sibson Airport (EGSP) |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
LOSS OF CONTROL DURING AIR TAXY. A/C SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED
SOLO STUDENT FAILED TO INCREASE RPM WHEN HE RAISED THE LEVER WHILST STILL AT GROUND IDLE. A/C BECAME AIRBORNE & YAWED 3 TIMES THROUGH 360 DEGREES. STUDENT CLOSED THROTTLE & A/C STRUCK GROUND SLIGHTLY TAIL DOWN YAWING TO THE RIGHT. TAIL ROTOR, SKID, DRIVE SHAFT & FIN WERE DAMAGED. WIND: SLIGHT & VARIABLE; VISIBILITY: 10KM; OAT: +15 DEG C; PRECIPITATION: NONE; CLOUD: 7/8 AT 2500 FT.
LATER REPAIRED [BY JUNE 1980] AND SOLD ON 09-09-80. SOLD TO SWITZERLAND 13-04-1982 AND BECAME HB-XNH
Sources:
1. http://www.caa.co.uk/docs/HistoricalMaterial/G-AZXI.pdf
2. http://www.griffin-helicopters.co.uk/accidentdetails.aspx?accidentkey=14372
3. https://abpic.co.uk/pictures/view/1033544/
4. http://www.swissheli.com/history/hb-xnh.htm
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 9 March 1990 | HB-XNH | Säntis Heli AG | 0 | Märstetten |  |
w/o |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 30-Nov-2014 23:58 | Dr. John Smith | Added |
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