ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 207095
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| Date: | Wednesday 12 May 1993 |
| Time: | 12:30 |
| Type: | Bell 47J-2A |
| Owner/operator: | |
| Registration: | VH-KHZ |
| MSN: | 3325 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Location: | Head of Bight, SA -
 Australia
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| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Survey |
| Departure airport: | Head of Bight, SA |
| Head of Bight, SA | |
| Investigating agency: | BASI |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The helicopter was being repositioned near a cliff edge. As it was lifted to a 1m hover, a wind gust tilted the tail down and the pilot felt a 'thump'. He initially raised the collective control but the helicopter began rotating rapidly to the right. The throttle was closed and the collective control lowered to prevent the helicopter from falling over the cliff edge. The helicopter landed heavily, resulting in substantial damage to the skid crosstubes.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
https://www.atsb.gov.au/publications/investigation_reports/1993/aair/199301327/
https://www.atsb.gov.au/media/5227258/199301327.pdf
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 20 October 1993 | VH-KHZ | 1 | 10km SE of Whyalla, SA | |
w/o |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 06-Mar-2018 09:13 | Pineapple | Added |
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