ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 180745
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| Date: | Saturday 30 July 1983 |
| Time: | 10:30 |
| Type: |  Bell 47G-4A |
| Owner/operator: | Helicare Ltd |
| Registration: | G-AXKL |
| MSN: | WA717 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Manor Farm, South Kinsey, Cheshire -
 United Kingdom
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| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Agricultural |
| Departure airport: | Manor Farm, South Kinsey, Cheshire |
| Manor Farm, South Kinsey, Cheshire | |
| Investigating agency: | AIB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
Written off (damaged beyond repair) 30/7/1983 when crashed during agricultural (top dressing/crop spraying) operations at Manor Farm, South Kinsey, Cheshire. According to the following extract from the official AAIB report into the accident:
"The aircraft was operating from Manor Farm, South Kinsey, Cheshire on a fine day with a westerly wind estimated at 5 knots. The pilot lifted the aircraft into the hover at a high all-up weight and carried out the normal hovering checks. With all indications normal, the aircraft took off in a west-north-westerly direction, and initiated a climbing turn towards downwind.
At an estimated height of 50 feet agl and a speed of 35 knots, the pilot experienced a 'massive power loss' and the aircraft began to descend. The ground in front of the aircraft was sloping away, and contained obstructions in the form of power lines and trees.
The pilot turned the aircraft to the right, and landed it into wind onto more level ground. However, the the rotor rpm had by now decayed, to the extent that he was unable to prevent a heavy landing. A subsequent investigation of the fuel system and engine failed to find a cause for the power loss"
The AAIB report confirms that the helicopter was "substantially" damaged. However, CAA records note the G-AXKL was de-registered on 19/5/1986 (almost three years later) as "Transferred to another country or authority > GERMANY". Presumably, this transfer was on sale for spare parts only, as no German registration has been found
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
1. AAIB: https://assets.digital.cabinet-office.gov.uk/media/5422ef83e5274a131400027d/Westland_Bell_47G-4A_G-AXKL_14-83.pdf
2. CAA: http://www.caa.co.uk/aircraft-registration/
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 30-Oct-2015 05:12 | Dr.John Smith | Added |
| 30-Oct-2015 18:20 | Dr.John Smith | Updated [Narrative] |
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