ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 219964
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| Date: | Thursday 13 July 1989 |
| Time: | 11:30 |
| Type: |  Hughes 269C |
| Owner/operator: | |
| Registration: | VH-MZR |
| MSN: | 1100995 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Location: | Lyndhurst Station, QLD -
 Australia
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| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Agricultural |
| Departure airport: | Lyndhurst Station, QLD |
| Lyndhurst Station, QLD | |
| Investigating agency: | BASI |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The helicopter was being used to drive cattle across a creek, when one beast broke out of the herd. During an attempt to drive it back, the pilot misjudged the clearance between the main rotor disc and the foliage of a large tree. After the tree strike, the machine was still controllable to the extent that it was landed without any further damage. Post-flight inspection revealed that all three main rotor blades were damaged.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
https://www.atsb.gov.au/publications/investigation_reports/1989/aair/aair198903790/
https://www.atsb.gov.au/media/26551/aair198903790.pdf
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 22 July 1987 | VH-MZR | 0 | Rosella Plains, QLD | |
sub | |
| Collision with pole or wires | ||||||
| 10 October 1997 | VH-MZR | 0 | Gamboola Station, QLD | |
sub | |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 24-Dec-2018 01:48 | Pineapple | Added |
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