ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 17916
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| Date: | Wednesday 23 June 1993 |
| Time: | 10:49 LT |
| Type: |  Agusta-Bell AB 206 |
| Owner/operator: | Lakeside Helicopters Ltd. |
| Registration: | G-BHYW |
| MSN: | 8043 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1968 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Farleton Knott near Kendal, Cumbria -
 United Kingdom
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Survey |
| Departure airport: | Barton Airport, Lancashire (EGCB) |
| Investigating agency: | AAIB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
Ex-SE-HBM. To G-BHYW 16-7-1980. Written off when collided with RAF Tornado ZG754 at 440 feet agl over Farleton Knott near Kendal, Cumbria, on 23-6-1993. The Bell 206 was destroyed, killing both persons on board (pilot and one passenger), and the Tornado made an emergency landing at BAe Warton (its two crew were only slightly injured). According to the following extract from the official AAIB report into the accident:
"Mid air collision with RAF Tornado. Helicopter destroyed. 2 fatalities. Substantial damage to military aircraft. No injuries. Helicopter involved in pipeline survey flying at approx 400 feet AGL & 60 knots hit by military fast jet flying low level at 450 knots. Neither pilot saw the other aircraft. Neither pilot took avoiding action. Weather conditions VFR, both aircraft had high intensity strobe lights fitted & serviceable.
Fast jet severed tail rotor & tail boom from helicopter which crashed out of control killing the pilot & passenger. Fast jet, though damaged recovered without further incident. Military pilot possibly distracted just prior to impact looking for his formation leader who was momentarily obscured behind terrain. Helicopter pilots attention focused on ground activity adjacent to pipeline over which he had just completed a 360 degree orbit. No procedure in effect to advise either pilot of the others presence."
Registration G-BHYW cancelled by the CAA on 18-11-1993 as "destroyed" and "Addressee Status: Gone Away"
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
1. AAIB: https://assets.digital.cabinet-office.gov.uk/media/5422f997e5274a131700079d/2-1994_ZG_754_and_G-BHYW.pdf
2. CAA: https://siteapps.caa.co.uk/g-info/rk=BHYW
3. http://www.griffin-helicopters.co.uk/accidentdetails.aspx?accidentkey=99
4. https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/military-jets-need-warning-system-to-avoid-collisions-1421122.html
5. https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/53357/page/10980/data.pdf
6. http://www.nordicrotors.com/SE-HBM/3807
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-May-2008 11:10 | ASN archive | Added |
| 11-Oct-2012 17:15 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Source, Embed code, Damage, Narrative] |
| 14-May-2016 23:25 | Dr.John Smith | Updated [Location, Nature, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 14-May-2016 23:32 | Dr.John Smith | Updated [Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Source, Narrative] |
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