ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 218880
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| Date: | Thursday 30 June 1988 |
| Time: | 15:15 |
| Type: |  Hughes 269C |
| Owner/operator: | |
| Registration: | VH-TTZ |
| MSN: | 440294 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Koolatah, QLD -
 Australia
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Unknown |
| Departure airport: | Kowanyama, QLD |
| Koolatah, QLD | |
| Investigating agency: | BASI |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
On arrival at Koolatah the pilot selected a grassed area alongside a track for landing. After landing he shut down the engine. Shortly afterwards flames were observed underneath the helicopter and the pilot and passenger abandoned the machine. The helicopter was completely destroyed by fire which had apparently been ignited by hot exhaust gases.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
https://www.atsb.gov.au/publications/investigation_reports/1988/aair/aair198803466/
https://www.atsb.gov.au/media/29064/aair198803466.pdf
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 02-Dec-2018 02:26 | Pineapple | Added |
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