ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 169060
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| Date: | Friday 20 April 1979 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Westland Wessex 60 (S-58T) |
| Owner/operator: | Bristow Helicopters Nigeria (BHN) |
| Registration: | 5N-AJK |
| MSN: | WA/695 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | near Soku -
 Nigeria
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Ferry/positioning |
| Departure airport: | Oloibiri |
| Port Harcourt | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Passing Soku at 1500ft and 100kts. Sharp kick felt from left pedal. Aircraft yawed to the right and started to spin. Pilot shut down both engines. Aircraft crashed into mangrove swamp.
Believed to be a tail rotor servo failure.
Sources:
WAAS
https://www.pprune.org/rotorheads/287207-bristow-photos-50.html#post5240338
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 23-Aug-2014 14:20 | Aerossurance | Added |
| 25-Aug-2014 12:41 | TB | Updated [Aircraft type, Narrative] |
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