ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 219958
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| Date: | Sunday 2 July 1989 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Bell 47G-4A |
| Owner/operator: | |
| Registration: | VH-JWQ |
| MSN: | 7710 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | 57km SSW of Old Arafura, NT -
 Australia
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| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Survey |
| Departure airport: | Old Arafura, NT |
| Old Arafura, NT | |
| Investigating agency: | BASI |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The flight was to survey stock and cull buffalo in an area south-west of the station homestead. After the helicopter failed to return by nightfall, the authorities were notified and a search initiated. The wreckage was located three days later. On-site investigation revealed that the main rotor blades had clipped some small upper branches on a 14 metre high tree before contacting the ground 19 metres further on. The helicopter impacted the ground while banked about 35 degrees to the right and in a nose down attitude of about 35 degrees, but with a flight path substantially closer to horizontal. It then rolled to the right and came to rest against a tree. A severe fire destroyed the cabin/fuselage area.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
https://www.atsb.gov.au/publications/investigation_reports/1989/aair/aair198903788/
https://www.atsb.gov.au/media/30257/aair198903788.pdf
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 24-Dec-2018 01:02 | Pineapple | Added |
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