Accident Agusta A109K2 ZS-RRB,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 77912
 
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Date:Saturday 3 September 2005
Time:14:25 LT
Type:Silhouette image of generic A109 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Agusta A109K2
Owner/operator:Viamax Fleet Management
Registration: ZS-RRB
MSN: 10035
Year of manufacture:1998
Fatalities:Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 3
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Category:Accident
Location:Richards Bay Harbour, KwaZulu-Natal -   South Africa
Phase: Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.)
Nature:Passenger - Non-Scheduled/charter/Air Taxi
Departure airport:
Destination airport:
Investigating agency: CAA S.A.
Confidence Rating: Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities
Narrative:
Crashed into the sea at the entrance to the Richards Bay Harbour following an obstacle strike during marine pilot transfer form MV Aloha Afovos. It is reported the main rotors struck the ship's bridge. Body of the rear crewman recovered by divers.

Accident investigation:
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Investigating agency: CAA S.A.
Report number: 
Status: Investigation completed
Duration:
Download report: Final report

Sources:

http://web.archive.org/web/20120226041524/http://www.dgualdo.it:80/prod-a109k2.htm
https://www.pprune.org/archive/index.php/t-188505.html
http://www.airliners.net/photo/National-Ports-Authority/Agusta-A-109K-2/1972861/M (Accident photo)
https://www.iol.co.za/news/south-africa/aviation-officials-to-probe-helicopter-crash-252657

History of this aircraft

Other occurrences involving this aircraft
5 June 2000 ZS-RRB 1 On the deck of the ship MV Ambassador

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
22-Sep-2010 12:41 pesce Added
24-Aug-2011 22:25 Anon. Updated [Source]
07-Jan-2012 12:01 Moeletsi Updated [Country, Phase, Source, Narrative]
27-Jan-2013 12:20 TB Updated [Cn, Source, Damage, Narrative]
23-Feb-2016 13:12 angel khitasne Updated [Time]
24-Jun-2017 14:44 Aerossurance Updated [Time, Nature, Narrative]
24-Jun-2017 14:51 Aerossurance Updated [Phase, Source, Narrative]
24-Jun-2017 14:53 Aerossurance Updated [Location, Narrative]

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