ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 17920
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| Date: | Wednesday 22 July 1970 |
| Time: | 08:18 UTC |
| Type: |  Agusta-Bell AB 206A JetRanger |
| Owner/operator: | Bristow Helicopters Ltd |
| Registration: | G-AVSV |
| MSN: | 8014 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 4 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | near Fetteh Gomoah, 20nm from Accra -
 Ghana
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Offshore |
| Departure airport: | Signal Oil Rig, off Saltpond, Ghana |
| Kotoka International Airport, Accra, Ghana (ACC/DGAA) | |
| Investigating agency: | AIB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
Augusta-Bell AB 206A JetRanger G-AVSV: Written off (destroyed) 22.7.70 when crashed near Fetteh Gomoah, Gomoa District in Central Region, at approximate Coordinates: 5.282°N 0.742°W, 20 nautical miles from Accra, Ghana. All four persons on board were killed, but the AAIB Final report lists the fatalities as "Pilot - Peter John Faid (fatally injured)" plus "Three passengers - fatally injured" (who were not named).
"The helicopter was returning from the Signal Oil rig off the coast of Saltpond to Kotoka International Airport when the pilot experienced excessive vibration which he took to be engine trouble . This made him decide to make a precautionary landing on the coast. Before the landing could be accomplished a technical failure of the transmission gearbox occurred resulting in complete loss of control of the helicopter with fatal results to the pilot and passengers. The helicopter was wrecked but there was no fire."
Registration G-AVSV formally cancelled by CAA as aircraft "destroyed" 27.10.70
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
1. AAIB Final Report: https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/5422f039ed915d13740002f3/2-1972_G-AVSV.pdf
2. CAA Registration: https://cwsprduksumbraco.blob.core.windows.net/g-info/HistoricalLedger/G-AVSV.pdf
3. http://accragiuseppe.blogspot.com/2008/12/accra-airport-bristow-helicopter-agusta.html
4. G-AVSV at Redhill 8/9/1969: https://www.na3t.org/air/photo/LA01596-05
5. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gomoa_District
6. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saltpond_Oil_Field
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-May-2008 11:10 | ASN archive | Added |
| 10-Nov-2011 19:14 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Nature, Source, Narrative] |
| 15-Jul-2012 14:17 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Operator, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 22-Apr-2016 18:47 | TB | Updated [Operator, Location, Source, Narrative] |
| 30-Sep-2020 23:38 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Operator, Location, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, Accident report] |
| 28-Aug-2022 15:31 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Category] |
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