ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 204725
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| Date: | Saturday 16 September 1989 |
| Time: | 14:08 |
| Type: |  Kawasaki KH4 (Bell 47G-3B) |
| Owner/operator: | |
| Registration: | VH-JKX |
| MSN: | 2164 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Location: | 20km SW of Argyle, WA -
 Australia
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Agricultural |
| Departure airport: | Turkey Creek Homestead, WA |
| Dunham River Homestead, WA | |
| Investigating agency: | BASI |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The aircraft was engaged in a feral animal control operation when it experienced an engine failure due to fuel exhaustion. An auto-rotation from approximately 150 feet was initiated and the most suitable area for a forced landing was elected. At approximately 15 feet above the ground, the pilot placed the aircraft in a high flare in order to avoid a run-on landing into the trees and ant hills on the ground below. The aircraft subsequently landed heavily.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
https://www.atsb.gov.au/publications/investigation_reports/1989/aair/aair198900246/
https://www.atsb.gov.au/media/32743/aair198900246.pdf
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 8 July 1995 | VH-JKX | 0 | 45km NE of Glenayle Homestead, WA | |
sub | |
| Fuel exhaustion | ||||||
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 20-Jan-2018 07:57 | Pineapple | Added |
| 20-Jan-2018 07:58 | harro | Updated [Aircraft type, Cn] |
| 20-Jun-2018 10:03 | TB | Updated [Aircraft type] |
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