ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 279015
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| Date: | Sunday 5 June 2022 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Sud Aviation SE 3160 Alouette III |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | ZU-RFE |
| MSN: | 1027 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | between Boipatong and Vanderbijlpark, Gauteng -
 South Africa
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Vaal River |
| Johannesburg/Germiston-Rand Airport (QRA/FAGM) | |
| Investigating agency: | CAA S.A. |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
A pilot was on board an Alouette III helicopter on a local flight from Vaal River to Rand (FAGM) via the Mittal corridor in a northerly direction. The pilot stated that he took off at 15:00Z and approximately seven minutes into the flight almost all warning lights came on and the engine stopped. At that time, he was above a built-up area and decided to rather aim for an empty space on his left for autorotation. When the helicopter passed over the power lines, it started yawing to the left and pitched up. The pilot lost control of the helicopter and it crashed into a ditch.
Ex South African AF 39, F-WJDK
Sources:
CAA S.A.
http://www.surfacezero.com/g503/data/576/medium/IMG_2438m_8001.jpg (photo)
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 05-Jun-2022 20:01 | Captain Adam | Added |
| 05-Jun-2022 20:25 | RobertMB | Updated [Aircraft type, Cn, Operator, Nature, Narrative] |
| 06-Jun-2022 14:37 | RobertMB | Updated [Location, Phase, Source, Narrative] |
| 28-Sep-2022 09:42 | harro | Updated [Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
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