ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 208052
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| Date: | Monday 27 June 1994 |
| Time: | 13:05 |
| Type: |  Kawasaki KH4 (Bell 47G-3B) |
| Owner/operator: | |
| Registration: | VH-ATU |
| MSN: | 2178 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 4 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Fraser Island, QLD -
 Australia
|
| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Passenger - Non-Scheduled/charter/Air Taxi |
| Departure airport: | Happy Valley Resort, QLD |
| 10km N of Happy Valley Resort, QLD | |
| Investigating agency: | BASI |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The helicopter had been chartered to transport persons associated with a Fraser Island resort to the area of the wreck of the "Maheno". After picking up a third passenger at the resort the helicopter headed north along the beach, flying past the wreck, before heading in a southerly direction prior to commencing the approach to land. The pilot stated that he was making an approach over the water to land on the beach to the north of the wreck when, at about 30 feet above sea level, he felt a "stiffness" in the cyclic control as he attempted to move it forward. Before he was able to access the situation, the helicopter descended into the water. The aircraft remained upright and all the occupants evacuated and made their way to the shore. The helicopter was subsequently rolled onto its side as a result of wave action. Inspection of the wreckage and testing of the hydraulic components of the helicopter could find no fault with either the aircraft or the hydraulic system. The reason for the reported control stiffness could not be determined.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
https://www.atsb.gov.au/publications/investigation_reports/1994/aair/199401665/
https://www.atsb.gov.au/media/4933932/199401665.pdf
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 24 August 1974 | N7889B | Harry S Doan D | 3 | Daytona Bch Sh, FL |  |
w/o |
| 14 January 1998 | VH-ATU | 0 | Jandakot Airport (YPJT), Jandakot, WA | |
w/o |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 23-Mar-2018 07:46 | Pineapple | Added |
| 20-Jun-2018 10:06 | TB | Updated [Aircraft type] |
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