ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 511
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| Date: | Tuesday 5 July 1994 |
| Time: | 14:30 |
| Type: |  Hughes 269C |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | VH-THV |
| MSN: | 880710 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | 65 km SW Mackay, QLD -
 Australia
|
| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Agricultural |
| Departure airport: | Fort Cooper Station, QLD |
| Fort Cooper Station, QLD | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
The helicopter crashed while engaged in cattle mustering operations. While in a left turn to move behind the cattle the left skid caught a single wire earth return power line. After sliding along the wire for some distance the helicopter came free. The pilot appeared to have the aircraft almost under control when it struck the ground heavily and caught fire. The stockmen were
able to get the pilot away from the fire but were unable to save the other occupant.
Sources:
ATSB Occurrence Nr. 199401731
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 30 August 1990 | VH-THV | 0 | 31km SW of Hay Point, QLD | |
sub | |
| Fuel exhaustion | ||||||
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 21-Jan-2008 10:00 | ASN archive | Added |
| 31-Mar-2015 16:12 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Damage, Narrative] |
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