ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 17893
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| Date: | Thursday 7 March 1974 |
| Time: | 09:40 UTC |
| Type: |  Bell 206A JetRanger |
| Owner/operator: | Air Sea Helicopters |
| Registration: | G-AXAY |
| MSN: | 332 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Inkpen Hill, near Hungerford, Berkshire -
 United Kingdom
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Executive |
| Departure airport: | Titchfield, Hampshire |
| South Marston, Wiltshire | |
| Investigating agency: | AIB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
On 7//3/1974. the helicopter was on a charter flight from Titchfield near Fareham, Hants to South Marston near Swindon. As it passed over Inkpen near Hungerford, Berkshire, on track and in good weather, the main rotor became completely detached, striking the nose section of the aircraft as it did so. The aircraft struck the ground in a near vertical attitude and caught fire. Both occupants of the aircraft were killed. It has not been possible to establish the cause of the accident.
Registration G-AXAY belatedly cancelled by the CAA 2/12/1975 as aircraft "destroyed"
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
1. http://www.caa.co.uk/docs/HistoricalMaterial/G-AXAY.pdf
2. https://assets.digital.cabinet-office.gov.uk/media/5422fee240f0b61346000a5b/6-1975_G-AXAY.pdf
3. https://www.pprune.org/rotorheads/169656-would-you-drive-old-wolseley.html
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-May-2008 11:10 | ASN archive | Added |
| 26-Aug-2012 16:46 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Cn, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Embed code, Narrative] |
| 29-Jul-2015 20:25 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
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