ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 184520
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| Date: | Friday 13 July 1990 |
| Time: | 09:40 LT |
| Type: |  Bell 206B JetRanger III |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | G-PATW |
| MSN: | 2503 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1978 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Kip Hill, near Stanley, County Durham -
 United Kingdom
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| Phase: | Initial climb |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Kip Hill, near Stanley, County Durham |
| Kidlington (Oxford) Airport (OXF/EGTK) | |
| Investigating agency: | AAIB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
Struck power lines shortly after take off from the car park of the Shield Row Hotel at Kip Hill, near Stanley, County Durham; both persons on board (pilot and one passenger) were killed. According to the following extract from the official AAIB report into the accident:
"Following pre-flight checks, the aircraft took off from the hotel helipad, and began to climb away over rising ground. After about 150 metres, the aircraft struck a set of copper H/T tables, which had oxidized to a green colour. The colour made the cables difficult to see against the field behind.
On impact with the cables, there was a bright flash, and the tail rotor separated. The aircraft then began to rotate, fell to the ground, and caught fire on impact. The power cables were 20,000 volts, a set of three, 8mm thick, and suspended some 7 metres above the ground at the point of impact. The cables were supported by wooden poles, and were not easily visible. The pattern of the damage to the H/T cables was consistent with the aircraft picking up the lower pair of cables on the skids, with the third (centre) cable riding up over the nose."
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
1. AAIB: https://assets.digital.cabinet-office.gov.uk/media/5422ec90e5274a131400010f/Bell_206_B_III_Jet_Ranger__G-PATW_09-90.pdf
2. CAA: https://siteapps.caa.co.uk/g-info/rk=PATW
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 16-Feb-2016 14:07 | Dr.John Smith | Added |
| 16-Feb-2016 14:08 | Dr.John Smith | Updated [Narrative] |
| 17-Feb-2016 17:49 | Dr.John Smith | Updated [Narrative] |
| 12-Apr-2017 17:10 | Aerossurance | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Operator, Source, Narrative] |
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