ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 237077
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| Date: | Wednesday 17 June 2020 |
| Time: | c. 16.45 LT |
| Type: |  Bell 206B JetRanger III |
| Owner/operator: | Leboa Investments 16 |
| Registration: | ZT-RHC |
| MSN: | 3825 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | near Grand Central Airport (GCJ/FAGC) -
 South Africa
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Ferry/positioning |
| Departure airport: | Boschkop-Kitty Hawk Airport (FAKT) |
| Johannesburg-Grand Central Airport (GCJ/FAGC) | |
| Investigating agency: | CAA S.A. |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
A pilot and a passenger were on a private flight from Kitty Hawk Aerodrome (FAKT) in South Africa to the Grand Central Aerodrome (FAGC), when the accident occurred. The purpose of the flight was to deliver the helicopter to the aircraft maintenance organisation (AMO) for a mandatory periodical inspection (MPI). The flight from FAKT to FAGC was uneventful until the helicopter arrived at FAGC when the pilot attempted to land the helicopter on the AMO helipad.
The helicopter was approaching a helipad for landing when it experienced an uncontrolled upwards spiral, and later drifted towards the west. It then made a descent in a nose-down attitude and impacted the ground hard. A fire erupted.
Probable Cause and/or Contributory Factors
The pilot lost control while flaring the helicopter in preparation for landing, which resulted in an uncontrolled spin. The helicopter drifted westerly toward the hangars before losing lift and, thus, impacted the ground
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
https://www.news24.com/news24/southafrica/news/helicopter-crashes-near-grand-central-airport-two-people-feared-dead-20200617
https://midrandreporter.co.za/269945/two-killed-in-helicopter-crash-in-midrand/
http://www.caa.co.za/Accidents%20and%20Incidents%20Reports/ZT-RHC.pdf
http://www.aviationcentral.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/IMG_8406_edited-1.jpg (photo)
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Jun-2020 20:10 | gerard57 | Added |
| 17-Jun-2020 20:18 | harro | Updated [Aircraft type] |
| 17-Jun-2020 20:23 | RobertMB | Updated [Aircraft type, Location, Departure airport, Source] |
| 18-Jun-2020 07:32 | Ian Nicholson | Updated [Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Narrative] |
| 18-Jun-2020 17:16 | Chieftain | Updated [Time] |
| 18-Jun-2020 19:36 | harro | Updated [Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 19-Jun-2020 05:51 | Chieftain | Updated [Time] |
| 19-Jun-2020 10:30 | Captain Adam | Updated [Registration, Source] |
| 17-Jul-2020 05:12 | harro | Updated [Aircraft type, Cn, Source, Narrative] |
| 12-May-2023 13:51 | harro | Updated [[Aircraft type, Cn, Source, Narrative]] |
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