Date: | Monday 9 October 2006 |
Time: | 14:31 |
Type: | Agusta A109A Hirundo |
Owner/operator: | DNH Helicopters Ltd |
Registration: | G-DNHI |
MSN: | 7154 |
Year of manufacture: | 1979 |
Engine model: | Allison 250-C20B |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
Category: | Accident |
Location: | 2nm W of Biggin Hill Airport, near Bromley, Kent - United Kingdom |
Phase: | En route |
Nature: | Ferry/positioning |
Departure airport: | Redhill Aerodrome, Redhill, Surrey (EGKR) |
Biggin Hill, Kent (BQH/EGKB) | |
Investigating agency: | AAIB |
Confidence Rating: | Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
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On 9 Oct 2006 a A109A pilot had a lucky escape when an engine exhaust duct separated and struck the tail rotor assembly, causing the tail rotor gearbox to also separate. https://t.co/sLUEJ50qmr #helicopter #flightsafety #aviationsafety pic.twitter.com/sUeTjDABJs
— Aerossurance (@Aerossurance) October 12, 2021
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