ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 345868
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| Date: | Friday 22 September 2023 |
| Time: | c. 15:15 |
| Type: |  Bell 407 |
| Owner/operator: | Heli Solutions Ltd |
| Registration: | P2-HSN |
| MSN: | 53822 |
| Year of manufacture: | 2008 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 6 |
| Other fatalities: | 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Gebrau Airstrip, Madang -
 Papua New Guinea
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Passenger - Non-Scheduled/charter/Air Taxi |
| Departure airport: | Sengapi Airstrip |
| Gebrau Airstrip | |
| Investigating agency: | PNG AIC |
A Bell 407 helicopter experienced a loss of control and subsequently crashed into the ground while operating a chartered passenger flight from Sengapi Airstrip to Gebrau Airstrip, Madang
All six on board were injured, one of them seriously.
A number of local bystanders on the ground within proximity of the accident site also sustained injuries. One person suffered life-threatening injuries and died one day later.
Sources:
https://emtv.com.pg/investigation-into-a-helicopter-crashed-in-madang/
AIC 23-1006
https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-e9_aFI9sLms/UPo52-uFJeI/AAAAAAAAIAg/1U0L-7esKbc/s1600/P2HSN%2BB407%2B190113.jpg (photo)
https://www.atsb.gov.au/publications/investigation_reports/2023/report/aa-2023-005
History of this aircraft
Ex N379DR, C-FTCQ, C-GADL
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 24-Sep-2023 07:01 | harro | Added |
| 24-Sep-2023 08:31 | harro | Updated |
| 24-Sep-2023 09:36 | RobertMB | Updated |
| 13-Oct-2023 14:25 | harro | Updated |
| 19-Nov-2023 11:58 | Petropavlovsk | Updated [Source] |
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