ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 147148
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| Date: | Friday 27 July 2012 |
| Time: | 08:05 |
| Type: |  Bell-Garlick UH-1H Iroquois |
| Owner/operator: | C J Rance Ltd. |
| Registration: | ZS-HCR |
| MSN: | 4330 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1965 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Amatole Mountains, Eastern Cape -
 South Africa
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| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Fire fighting |
| Departure airport: | |
| Investigating agency: | CAA S.A. |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
Helicopter was fire-fighting in the mountains. Wind speed was up to 38 knots. The helicopter was operating in the lee of the mountain and subject to mountain rotor turbulence. The bambi bucket, on a 33ft sling, collided with the rising terrain and the helicopter crashed after the pilot was unable to correct the helicopters sudden change in attitude (nose down). The helicopter was destroyed by the post impact fire. The pilot was fatally injured.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
http://www.algoafm.co.za/article.aspx?id=2943
http://www.caa.co.za/Accidents%20and%20Incidents%20Reports/9064.pdf
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 27-Jul-2012 11:50 | hoverdivine | Added |
| 27-Jul-2012 11:50 | harro | Updated [Aircraft type, Narrative] |
| 27-Jul-2012 11:52 | harro | Updated [Aircraft type, Other fatalities, Phase] |
| 01-Aug-2012 00:18 | Anon. | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
| 22-Jan-2017 09:34 | rvargast17 | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Operator, Location, Source, Narrative] |
| 22-Sep-2020 08:06 | Aerossurance | Updated [Location, Source, Narrative] |
| 22-Sep-2020 08:20 | Aerossurance | Updated [Narrative] |
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