Accident Sikorsky S-76A B-7302,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 31198
 
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Date:Tuesday 9 April 1996
Time:
Type:Silhouette image of generic S76 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Sikorsky S-76A
Owner/operator:Zhuhai Helicopters
Registration: B-7302
MSN: 760285
Year of manufacture:1984
Fatalities:Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Category:Accident
Location:Dawanshan Island, Zhuhai, Guangdong Province -   China
Phase: En route
Nature:Ferry/positioning
Departure airport:
Destination airport:
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
Flew into mountain on an island in poor weather with high winds. Investigation arrived at the conclusion that the pilots did not comply with the minimum safety altitude requirement of VFR and performed poorly in CRM.

Sources:

Flight International 19-25 November 1997
https://new.qq.com/rain/a/20220911A03L2800

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
27-Sep-2008 01:00 ASN archive Added
13-Jun-2010 12:06 TB Updated [Operator, Other fatalities, Country, Damage, Narrative]
20-Mar-2011 13:36 harro Updated [Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Phase, Nature, Source, Narrative]
26-Jun-2023 07:40 RDV Updated [[Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Phase, Nature, Source, Narrative]]

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