ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 205602
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| Date: | Thursday 30 August 1990 |
| Time: | 18:30 |
| Type: |  Hughes 269C |
| Owner/operator: | |
| Registration: | VH-THV |
| MSN: | 880710 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Location: | 31km SW of Hay Point, QLD -
 Australia
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Unknown |
| Departure airport: | Peak Downs, QLD |
| Hay Point, QLD | |
| Investigating agency: | BASI |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The aircraft began the outbound flight with full tanks and an anticipated endurance of 312 minutes. On the return flight, at about 90km from the destination, the low fuel warning light illuminated. The pilot landed at a nearby property and added 30 litres of fuel to the helicopter before continuing the flight. However, the engine failed due to fuel exhaustion some 20km from the destination. During the subsequent forced landing, the helicopter rolled over.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
https://www.atsb.gov.au/publications/investigation_reports/1990/aair/aair199003097/
https://www.atsb.gov.au/media/30433/aair199003097.pdf
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 5 July 1994 | VH-THV | Private | 1 | 65 km SW Mackay, QLD | |
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 04-Feb-2018 08:05 | Pineapple | Added |
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