ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 190885
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| Date: | Monday 24 September 2001 |
| Time: | 08:25 |
| Type: |  Bell 206B JetRanger II |
| Owner/operator: | Heli-Muster |
| Registration: | VH-SVW |
| MSN: | 2814 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1979 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | 5 km W Kurrajong Heights, NSW -
 Australia
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Fire fighting |
| Departure airport: | Bilpin Area, NSW |
| Bilpin Area, NSW | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
Lost power after encountering turbulence on a fire Suppression Mission in the Blue Mountain National Park. Hit trees durng autorotation, landed hard and rolled over. Helicopter destroyed but no serious injury to the pilot. VH-SVW still in register.
Sources:
https://www.atsb.gov.au/publications/investigation_reports/2001/AAIR/aair200104604.aspx
Air International February 2002, p79
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 27 July 1987 | VH-PHX | 0 | Bankstown Airport (YSBK), Bankstown, NSW | |
sub | |
| 3 July 1989 | VH-PHX | 0 | Sydney Heads, NSW | |
sub |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 31-Mar-2018 17:48 | TB | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Operator, Total occupants, Phase, Nature, Source, Damage, Narrative] |
| 29-May-2023 20:02 | Ron Averes | Updated [[Time, Aircraft type, Operator, Total occupants, Phase, Nature, Source, Damage, Narrative]] |
| 22-Jul-2023 05:57 | Ron Averes | Updated [[[Time, Aircraft type, Operator, Total occupants, Phase, Nature, Source, Damage, Narrative]]] |
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