ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 204921
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| Date: | Sunday 15 April 1990 |
| Time: | 15:30 |
| Type: |  Bell 206B JetRanger III |
| Owner/operator: | |
| Registration: | VH-WCF |
| MSN: | 3134 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1980 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 4 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Location: | 300km E of Newman, WA -
 Australia
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Passenger - Non-Scheduled/charter/Air Taxi |
| Departure airport: | 300km E of Newman, WA |
| 300km E of Newman, WA | |
| Investigating agency: | BASI |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The aircraft was engaged in a downwind approach to the landing area and landed heavily, resulting in the skids being torn off. The pilot was still able to fly the aircraft after the impact and returned to his base camp about 5km away.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
https://www.atsb.gov.au/publications/investigation_reports/1990/aair/aair199000082/
https://www.atsb.gov.au/media/32259/aair199000082.pdf
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 4 May 1987 | N5754A | Bell Helicopter Textron | 0 | Ft. Worth, TX |  |
sub |
| 23 August 1994 | VH-WCF | 0 | near Gingin, WA | |
sub | |
| 12 October 1997 | VH-WCF | Private | 1 | 204km NNE Geraldton, Aerodrome, WA | |
w/o |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 23-Jan-2018 11:37 | Pineapple | Added |
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