ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 186683
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| Date: | Sunday 30 November 2014 |
| Time: | 04:06 UTC |
| Type: |  Bell 206L-1 LongRanger II |
| Owner/operator: | Heli Niugini Ltd |
| Registration: | P2-HBS |
| MSN: | 45645 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1982 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 6 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Mount Kare, Enga -
 Papua New Guinea
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Unknown |
| Departure airport: | Mount Hagen-Kagamuga Airport (HGU/AYMH) |
| Mt. Kare | |
| Investigating agency: | AIC PNG |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
On approach to land with the weight 109 kg above the maximum permissible gross weight and high density altitude, power available was less than power required to maintain control at low airspeed close to the ground.
Witnesses on the ground stated that ‘the approach did not look like anything out of the ordinary; it was not steep, nor shallow’. Approximately 4 m from the pad, the helicopter started to make a slow 180° turn to the right while descending. The helicopter then rapidly rotated through another 360º and ended up approximately 150 m northwest of the helipad.
The helicopter entered a Loss of Tail Rotor Effectiveness (LTE) condition and the pilot lost control of the helicopter at a low height from which recovery was not possible. The helicopter impacted the ground.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
AIC PNG Report (link attached)
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 11 September 1988 | VH-MQA | 0 | Emerald, QLD |  |
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 22-Apr-2016 17:02 | harro | Added |
| 13-Aug-2018 19:59 | harro | Updated [Departure airport, Destination airport, Source] |
| 26-Jun-2023 05:04 | Ron Averes | Updated [[Departure airport, Destination airport, Source]] |
| 28-Jun-2023 04:46 | Ron Averes | Updated [[[Departure airport, Destination airport, Source]]] |
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