ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 204307
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| Date: | Wednesday 1 March 1989 |
| Time: | 15:30 |
| Type: |  Bell 47G-2 |
| Owner/operator: | |
| Registration: | VH-KHK |
| MSN: | 2022 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Toory Plains, 50NM E of Balranald, NSW -
 Australia
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| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Toory Plains, NSW |
| Toory Plains, NSW | |
| Investigating agency: | BASI |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The helicopter suffered a complete loss of power shortly after the pilot placed the aircraft into a steep climbing turn. The pilot conducted a forced landing in the scrub-covered terrain below, resulting in substantial damage to the helicopter. The pilot was not injured.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
https://www.atsb.gov.au/publications/investigation_reports/1989/aair/aair198902546/
https://www.atsb.gov.au/media/31625/aair198902546.pdf
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 17 September 1987 | VH-KHK | 0 | Emu Park, NSW | |
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 13-Jan-2018 13:13 | Pineapple | Added |
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