ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 17903
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| Date: | Monday 13 March 1989 |
| Time: | 14:35 LT |
| Type: |  Agusta-Bell AB 206 |
| Owner/operator: | Mann Aviation Ltd |
| Registration: | G-TPTR |
| MSN: | 8587 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | MIRA Test Track, Nuneaton, Warwickshire -
 United Kingdom
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| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Survey |
| Departure airport: | Nuneaton, Warwickshire |
| Investigating agency: | AAIB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
Helicopter was engaged in air-to-ground filming of a vehicle at the MIRA (Motor Industries Research Association) Test Track when it went out of control whilst hovering and then moving slowly sideways at a low altitude. G-TPTR sank heavily at low altitude, rolled over onto its left hand side, and was damaged beyond repair in the impact.
Wreckage donated to the International Helicopter Museum at Weston-super-Mare
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
1. AAIB: https://assets.digital.cabinet-office.gov.uk/media/5422fca6e5274a1314000871/Augusta_Bell_206B__G-TPTR_05-89.pdf
2. CAA: https://siteapps.caa.co.uk/g-info/rk=TPTR
3. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Motor_Industry_Research_Association#Former_airfield
4. https://www.pprune.org/rotorheads/443466-alan-mann-helicopters-nostalgia-thread-9.html
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-May-2008 11:10 | ASN archive | Added |
| 14-Dec-2012 15:55 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Operator, Other fatalities, Source, Embed code, Damage, Narrative] |
| 20-May-2013 15:47 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Total occupants, Location, Phase, Nature, Source, Narrative] |
| 09-Aug-2013 19:04 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Source, Embed code, Narrative] |
| 27-Jan-2016 12:53 | Dr.John Smith | Updated [Time, Operator, Total occupants, Source] |
| 01-Jul-2017 14:22 | Aerossurance | Updated [Time, Location, Narrative] |
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