ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 58508
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| Date: | Thursday 20 May 1999 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Bell 206B-3 JetRanger III |
| Owner/operator: | Romavia |
| Registration: | YR-GRP |
| MSN: | 4483 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1998 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 5 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | 15 km from Petrosani -
 Romania
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
YR-GRP Bell 206B Jet Ranger III c/n 4483 ex N43905. Exported to Romania 07-Jan-99; registered 12-Feb-99 to Romavia; written off 20-May-99; While en route, after crossing a mountain ridge at 3,000 feet, the helicopter encountered strong down drafts and was unable to maintain height, at a location 15 km from Petrosani, Romania. It settled into the trees on the hillside and rolled down slope.
Of the five persons on board (pilot and four passengers) one passenger was seriously injured, the other four persons on board were uninjured. Registration cancelled 31-Aug-00
Sources:
1. https://www.thai-aviation.net/files/YR_Register.pdf
2. http://www.bellhelicopter.com/en/support/flightsafety/pdf/destroyed.pdf
3. http://www.ascendworldwide.com/download/Cust/WAAS167_Complete.pdf
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Jan-2009 11:41 | harro | Added |
| 13-Oct-2013 23:11 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Operator, Other fatalities, Nature, Source, Narrative] |
| 22-Aug-2016 12:47 | Dr.John Smith | Updated [Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Phase, Source, Narrative] |
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