ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 178675
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| Date: | Sunday 6 June 1982 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Bell 47G-3B1 |
| Owner/operator: | Astoncraft Ltd |
| Registration: | G-BCYY |
| MSN: | WAS.204 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Paxford, Blockley, Chipping Campden, Gloucestershire -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Agricultural |
| Departure airport: | Paxford, Blockley, Chipping Campden, Gloucestershire |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Built as Westland-Bell Sioux HT.2 XV318 (c/no. WA572/WAS.204); Notified as Awaiting Collection 28/11/1967, Delivered 30/11/1967. Struck off charge when sold 04/03/1975 at Wroughton to Freemans of Bewdley (Aviation) Ltd and first UK civil registered as G-BCYY 10/03/1975,
Written off 06/06/1982 when the engine failed on take off from Paxford, Blockley, Chipping Campden, Gloucestershire. According to the summary from the official AAIB report into the accident:
"ENGINE FAILED ON APPROACH: AUTOROTATION/HEAVY LANDING. FOLLOWING A SPRAYING SORTIE THE A/C WAS RETURNING TO ITS LANDING SITE WHEN,AT A HEIGHT OF 150 FEET IN A SHALLOW RIGHT TURN,THE ENGINE STOPPED WITHOUT WARNING .THE PILOT ENTERED AUTOROTATION,TURNED 180 DEGREES INTO WIND AND LANDED HEAVILY IN A FIELD.THE A/C SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE BUT THE PILOT WAS UNINJURED.THE A/C HAD BEEN REFUELLED WITH APPROX 25 GALLONS ONE HOUR 5 MINUTES BEFORE THE ACCIDENT. (AIB BULLETIN 7/82)
ADDITIONAL INFO:SUSPECTED FUEL SHORTAGE.
CAA CLOSURE:CAUSE ATTRIBUTED TO INACCURATE FUEL LEVEL INDICATIONS, LEADING TO FUEL STARVATION IN CERTAIN ATTITUDES"
Remains stored at Thruxton for use as spares. Registration Cancelled by the CAA on 16/11/1984
Sources:
1. CAA: https://www.caa.co.uk/docs/HistoricalMaterial/G-BCYY.pdf
2. https://s3-eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/mardownload/@MAR_06_15.pdf
3. https://abpic.co.uk/pictures/view/1155796/
4. http://www.griffin-helicopters.co.uk/accidentdetails.aspx?accidentkey=14423
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 15-Aug-2015 13:16 | Dr. John Smith | Added |
| 06-Jan-2017 12:10 | Anon. | Updated [Narrative] |
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