ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 209737
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| Date: | Thursday 11 July 1996 |
| Time: | 16:58 |
| Type: |  McDonnell Douglas MD 500E (369E) |
| Owner/operator: | |
| Registration: | VH-HWL |
| MSN: | 0397E |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 5 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Location: | 7km S of Coolangatta, QLD -
 Australia
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Passenger - Non-Scheduled/charter/Air Taxi |
| Departure airport: | YBCG |
| YBCG | |
| Investigating agency: | BASI |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The helicopter experienced an engine failure while flying about 50 metres offshore. In the subsequent forced landing, the helicopter landed heavily, coming to rest slightly nose-down in 30cm deep water. The main rotor blades flexed downward and severed the tail boom.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
https://www.atsb.gov.au/publications/investigation_reports/1996/aair/199602195/
https://www.atsb.gov.au/media/4931994/199602195.pdf
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 6 November 1995 | VH-HWL | 0 | Turtle Cove, QLD | |
sub | |
| Collision with pole or wires | ||||||
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 22-Apr-2018 15:54 | Pineapple | Added |
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