Incident Robinson R44 Raven II ZS-RDG,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 140149
 
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Date:Tuesday 29 November 2011
Time:8:20 LT
Type:Silhouette image of generic R44 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Robinson R44 Raven II
Owner/operator:A B E Motor Spares C C
Registration: ZS-RDG
MSN: 12824
Year of manufacture:2010
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 4
Aircraft damage: Substantial
Location:Wonderboom Airport - FAWB -   South Africa
Phase: Take off
Nature:Private
Departure airport:Wonderboom Airport - FAWB
Destination airport:Wonderboom Airport - FAWB
Investigating agency: CAA S.A.
Confidence Rating: Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities
Narrative:
A Robinson R44 Raven II helicopter crashed during takeoff at Wonderboom Airport - FAWB.

No-one was seriously injured.

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

Sources:

https://www.news24.com/SouthAfrica/News/Birthday-helicopter-ride-ends-in-crash-20111130
https://www.timeslive.co.za/news/south-africa/2011-11-30-80th-birthday-surprise-ends-in-pretoria-chopper-crash/
http://www.beeld.com/Suid-Afrika/Nuus/Tannie-se-pretrit-word-nagmerrie-20111129

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
30-Nov-2011 05:27 gerard57 Added
30-Nov-2011 06:00 RobertMB Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Operator, Total occupants, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Damage, Narrative]

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