Date: | Wednesday 24 June 2020 |
Time: | 12:19 LT |
Type: | Bell 407 |
Owner/operator: | Private |
Registration: | N120HH |
MSN: | 53661 |
Year of manufacture: | 2005 |
Engine model: | Rolls-Royce M250-C47B |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
Category: | Accident |
Location: | near Long Marston, Warwickshire - United Kingdom |
Phase: | En route |
Nature: | Private |
Departure airport: | Wellsbourne Mountford Aerodrome, Warwickshire |
Wellsbourne Mountford Aerodrome, Warwickshire | |
Investigating agency: | AAIB |
Confidence Rating: | Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
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Crews from Alcester, Stratford and @HWFirePebworth were called to deal with a helicopter crash in long Marston this afternoon. Luckily the pilot and one passenger made it to safety before the aircraft caught fire. The crews used hose reels to extinguish the fire along with foam. pic.twitter.com/w82jem46fu
— Warwickshire FRS #StayAlertToStaySafe (@WarksFireRescue) June 24, 2020
Following a short flight the engine of a Bell 407 (N120HH) failed. The pilot executed an autorotation landing in a field, the pilot and passenger exited the helicopter without injury. The helicopter was destroyed by fire, 24 June 2020.
— AAIB (@aaibgovuk) September 30, 2021
Read the report: https://t.co/NzPYcH5Bbx pic.twitter.com/o9ti7fGyB9
Shortly after maintenance a Bell 407 suffered an uncontained engine failure after an apparent engine oil loss. We look at the #AAIB investigation. https://t.co/4uBw0eOGtN #helicopter #accident #flightsafety #aviationsafety #airworthiness #gasturbine pic.twitter.com/k9m9kFrqTv
— Aerossurance (@Aerossurance) November 13, 2021
Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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24-Jun-2020 13:39 | gerard57 | Added |
24-Jun-2020 13:51 | harro | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Source] |
24-Jun-2020 17:42 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Source, Embed code, Narrative] |
24-Jun-2020 17:49 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Location, Source, Embed code, Narrative] |
24-Jun-2020 17:56 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Source, Embed code] |
24-Jun-2020 17:58 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Destination airport] |
24-Jun-2020 21:13 | Aerossurance | Updated [Location] |
29-Jul-2020 08:31 | Aerossurance | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
30-Sep-2021 19:33 | harro | Updated [Departure airport, Destination airport, Embed code, Narrative, Accident report] |
01-Oct-2021 18:11 | Aerossurance | Updated [Embed code, Narrative] |
13-Nov-2021 14:26 | Aerossurance | Updated [Departure airport, Destination airport, Embed code, Narrative] |
13-Nov-2021 15:36 | Aerossurance | Updated [Source] |
13-Nov-2021 15:47 | Aerossurance | Updated [Embed code] |
13-Nov-2021 15:47 | Aerossurance | Updated [Phase, Embed code] |