ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 176533
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| Date: | Saturday 30 May 2015 |
| Time: | 05:40 UTC |
| Type: |  Robinson R44 Raven II |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | ZS-HCH |
| MSN: | 12363 |
| Year of manufacture: | 2008 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 3 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Delareyville, North West Province -
 South Africa
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Vryburg |
| Wonderboom Aerodrome (FAWB) | |
| Investigating agency: | CAA S.A. |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The pilot, accompanied by his youngest son, flew from their farm near Tosca to Vryburg where they landed. The pilot’s wife then joined them for a private flight to Wonderboom aerodrome (FAWB). The pilot’s wife was occupying the left front seat and the son was seated behind her. Shortly after take-off, the pilot’s wife was having difficulty communicating with them via the headset she was wearing and requested the pilot to land somewhere in order for her to get another headset out from underneath her seat. The pilot’s door was also not properly latched at the top and it was required to be opened and closed again in order to be latched properly. During an approach for landing the helicopter collided with a large tree, whereupon the pilot lost control and it impacted with the ground in a steep nose down attitude. The pilot succumbed to his injuries at the scene. His wife was seriously injured and was flown by air ambulance to Grand Central aerodrome (FAGC) and was transported from there by road ambulance to a private hospital in Johannesburg where she underwent surgery. The son suffered a bleeding nose and concussion. The helicopter was
destroyed during the impact sequence. The investigation determined that during the descent the helicopter collided with a large blue gum tree, the pilot lost control and the helicopter impacted with terrain approximately 20m beyond the tree.
Probable cause:
The helicopter collided with a tree while on the descent for an intended landing whereupon the pilot lost control of the helicopter before impacting with terrain.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
http://ewn.co.za/2015/05/30/Man-50-killed-in-helicopter-crash
http://www.iol.co.za/news/south-africa/north-west/one-dead-2-hurt-in-chopper-crash-1.1865572#.VWseTnBHaK1
https://www.wheels24.co.za/News/Off-road-legend-dies-in-chopper-crash-20150531
http://www.caa.co.za/Pages/Default.aspxOccurence%20Reports/May%202015.pdf
Images:
Photo: Bob Adams, 20 September 2008 (CC:by-sa)
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 31-May-2015 07:42 | jahnroux | Added |
| 31-May-2015 15:14 | Geno | Updated [Time, Operator, Location, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source] |
| 01-Dec-2017 13:06 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Operator, Total fatalities, Other fatalities, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Damage, Narrative, Plane category] |
| 01-Dec-2017 13:46 | harro | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Operator, Other fatalities, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, Photo, ] |
| 09-Jan-2018 19:58 | harro | Updated [Time, Operator, Total fatalities, Departure airport, Destination airport, Damage, Narrative] |
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