ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 156448
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| Date: | Saturday 8 June 2013 |
| Time: | 10:05 LT |
| Type: |  Bell 206L-3 LongRanger III |
| Owner/operator: | KAS Helicopters |
| Registration: | VH-RHF |
| MSN: | 51115 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1984 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 5 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Cone Bay, N of Derby, WA -
 Australia
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| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Passenger - Non-Scheduled/charter/Air Taxi |
| Departure airport: | Derby, WA |
| Cone Bay, WA | |
| Investigating agency: | ATSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
While carrying out survey work, with four passengers, in the Buccaneer Archipelago area north of Derby, Western Australia, the helicopter was being flown at about 1,000 ft to a planned fuel stop on an island in Cone Bay.
While over water when the engine flamed out. The pilot entered autorotation to glide towards land but was unable to reach it. During the glide the pilot deployed the helicopter’s pop-out floats in preparation for an emergency ditching. Shortly after touchdown the helicopter rolled inverted. The pilot and the four passengers exited without injury. A boat crew observed the emergency landing and rescued the occupants from on top of the upturned floating helicopter.
The helicopter operator advised that as a result of this occurrence they have redesigned their fuel tracking form to improve usability. In addition, the operator is considering the fitment of a fuel totaliser to their LongRanger helicopter types.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
http://www.theage.com.au/wa-news/five-rescued-from-the-sea-after-helicopter-crash-20130608-2nwhc.html
https://au.news.yahoo.com/five-rescued-from-chopper-crash-17526811.html
http://www.news.com.au/national-news/western-australia/five-people-in-helicopter-crash/story-fnii5thn-1226660540276
http://kashelicopters.com.au/our-fleet.html
http://www.atsb.gov.au/publications/investigation_reports/2013/aair/ao-2013-097.aspx
http://www.airliners.net/photo/Australian-Helicopters/Bell-206L-3-LongRanger/1283477/L?sid=be648b6fc73834576d3c969a19d638b7
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 08-Jun-2013 03:07 | gerard57 | Added |
| 08-Jun-2013 22:59 | Geno | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Location, Source] |
| 13-Jun-2013 04:14 | Geno | Updated [Time, Registration, Cn, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Damage, Narrative] |
| 24-Sep-2016 08:13 | Aerossurance | Updated [Time, Location, Narrative] |
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