ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 224
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| Date: | Wednesday 28 July 1993 |
| Time: | 10:43 |
| Type: |  Bell 206B-3 JetRanger III |
| Owner/operator: | Lloyd Helicopters Pty. Ltd. |
| Registration: | VH-PCR |
| MSN: | 3500 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1981 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 4 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | 5 km NE of Facing Island, QLD -
 Australia
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Passenger - Non-Scheduled/charter/Air Taxi |
| Departure airport: | Gladstone, QLD |
| Heron Island, QLD | |
| Investigating agency: | BASI |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
Whilst en route from Gladstone to Heron Island and flying at 1,500 feet, the pilot reported that he had felt a 'sudden jolt'. The pilot transmitted a MAYDAY. He advised that the aircraft had experienced a severe jolt and that he was returning to Gladstone. A short time later he advised that he was ditching near Facing Island.
The wrecked helicopter was recovered 5 kilometres north east of Facing Island in 24 metres of water. Of the four persons on board, the pilot and one male passenger drowned. One female passenger drowned and one survived.
The helicopter was recovered at latitude 230'16" S longitude 151'24" E at a position 20 km NE of Gladstone and about 5 km from Facing Island, the nearest landmass.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
1. ATSB Occurrence Nr. 199302216 at http://www.atsb.gov.au/media/24236/ASOR199302216.PDF
2. http://www.griffin-helicopters.co.uk/accidentdetails.aspx?accidentkey=50764
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 21-Jan-2008 10:00 | ASN archive | Added |
| 30-Mar-2015 15:19 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Damage, Narrative] |
| 28-Aug-2016 17:32 | Dr.John Smith | Updated [Operator, Source, Narrative] |
| 09-Jun-2022 10:53 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
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