ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 20267
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| Date: | Saturday 31 May 2008 |
| Time: | 13:45 |
| Type: |  Robinson R44 Astro |
| Owner/operator: | Grand Lake Trading 254 (Pty) Ltd |
| Registration: | ZS-RKW |
| MSN: | 0738 |
| Year of manufacture: | 2000 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 4 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Kroonstad, Free State -
 South Africa
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Passenger - Non-Scheduled/charter/Air Taxi |
| Departure airport: | Hotel grounds, Kroonstad |
| Loubser Park Stadium, Kroonstad | |
| Investigating agency: | CAA S.A. |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
An SABC promotional helicopter transporting cast and crew members from the local soapie 7de Laan crashed onto a Mazda bakkie (pick-up) in Du Toit Street, Kroonstad.
The pilot stated there was a decay in rotor rpm shortly after take-off when the helicopter was at a height of about 20m agl. It banked to the left, rapidly loosing height and in the flair hit the ground tail first. At the same time the Mazda pick-up approached and the helicopter's right skid hit the roof of the pick-up and shattered the windscreen. It then fell onto its left side and broke in two.
Fortunately no fire or life threatening injuries to any of the people on board.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
1. http://www.24.com/news/?p=saa&i=929687
2. [LINK NOT WORKING ANYMORE:http://www.sabcnews.com/south_africa/general/0,2172,170638,00.html]
3. http://www.news24.com/Rapport/Nuus/0,,752-795_2332648,00.html
4. http://www.news24.com/News24/South_Africa/News/0,,2-7-1442_2332700,00.html
5. http://www.news24.com/Beeld/Suid-Afrika/0,,3-975_2332944,00.html
6. Video of crash: http://www.news24.com/Beeld/Video/0,,3-2082_2333296,00.html
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 3 December 2006 | ZS-RKW | 0 | Open field at plot no. 40, Elizabeth Road, Randfontein | |
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 31-May-2008 11:04 | Topaz | Added |
| 01-Jun-2008 03:21 | Topaz | Updated |
| 02-Jun-2008 05:13 | Topaz | Updated |
| 04-Jun-2009 11:50 | Anton | Updated |
| 04-Jun-2009 11:50 | harro | Updated |
| 04-Jun-2009 11:52 | harro | Updated |
| 26-Oct-2014 20:16 | Anon. | Updated [Embed code, Narrative] |
| 15-Nov-2015 07:52 | Anon. | Updated [Embed code] |
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