ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 137527
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| Date: | Friday 22 July 2011 |
| Time: | 09:15 |
| Type: |  Bell 206L LongRanger |
| Owner/operator: | Davcron Pty. Ltd. |
| Registration: | VH-CIV |
| MSN: | 45125 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1978 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Canoon Road, South Turramurra, Sydney, NSW -
 Australia
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| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Rosehill, New South Wales |
| Sydney Adventist Hospital, near South Turramurra, NSW | |
| Investigating agency: | ATSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
Helicopter crashed in dense bush land in the north area of Sydney, two people died in the crash. including the freelance pilot and the owner of the craft. Helicopter smashed into the bush land amid bad weather. The helicopter crashed at the bottom of a 15-metre cliff during a heavy downpour. Nearly missed a 20 netball court complex, where pilot may have been trying to make an emergency landing.
The crash site was in the Lane Cove National Park, at the western end of Canoon Road, was found about 100 metres into the bush, at the bottom of a 10 to 15 metre cliff face that emergency services workers could only reach on foot and by abseiling down.
The ATSB found it was likely that during manoeuvring in the area of low cloud and rain, the pilot inadvertently flew into reduced visibility conditions, leading to the onset of disorientation and a loss of control of the helicopter.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
1. http://www.anewsreader.com/helicopter-crash-in-sydney-july-22-2011.html
2. https://www.atsb.gov.au/publications/investigation_reports/2011/aair/ao-2011-085.aspx
3. http://latest-news-24.blogspot.com/2011/07/helicopter-crash-in-dense-bushland.html
4. https://www.atsb.gov.au/media/3966124/AO2011085.pdf
5. http://www.bladeslapper.com/viewtopic.php?t=4101&start=2
6. http://www.news.com.au/national/two-dead-in-chopper-crash/story-e6frfkvr-1226099624978
7. http://www.bellhelicopter.com/MungoBlobs/802/70/potential.pdf
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 22-Jul-2011 00:22 | gerard57 | Added |
| 22-Jul-2011 00:25 | gerard57 | Updated [Time, Aircraft type] |
| 22-Jul-2011 00:26 | gerard57 | Updated [Source] |
| 22-Jul-2011 01:32 | stooch | Updated [Registration, Operator, Location] |
| 22-Jul-2011 02:25 | RobertMB | Updated [Aircraft type, Cn, Operator, Other fatalities, Location] |
| 24-Jul-2011 22:24 | Tayug | Updated [Narrative] |
| 14-Apr-2014 20:39 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
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