ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 211652
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| Date: | Wednesday 30 May 2018 |
| Time: | 13:23 LT |
| Type: |  Bell 206B JetRanger III |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | G-OPEN |
| MSN: | 4300 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1994 |
| Engine model: | Allison 250-C20J |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | near Aldborough, Boroughbridge, North Yorkshire -
 United Kingdom
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Ferry/positioning |
| Departure airport: | Husthwaite, near Easingwold, North Yorkshire |
| Walton Wood Airfield | |
| Investigating agency: | AAIB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The pilot was flying G-OPEN from Husthwaite to Walton Wood Airfield for its annual maintenance check. The weather conditions en route were challenging with low cloud and reduced visibility. The helicopter was seen by several witnesses to be flying normally before climbing steeply into cloud. It was then seen to emerge from the cloud, rotate through 540°, then descend rapidly, striking the ground in an approximately level attitude. The helicopter became inverted and caught fire. The pilot was fatally injured.
The investigation did not find any evidence of pre-existing defects with the helicopter or its engine. It could not be determined why the helicopter entered cloud but it is probable that the pilot was distracted or became disorientated in the poor weather conditions. Having entered cloud it is likely that the pilot became spatially disorientated and was unable to maintain control of the helicopter.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
1. http://www.yorkpress.co.uk/news/16258725.Helicopter_crashes_in_North_Yorkshire/
2. https://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/helicopter-crash-yorkshire_uk_5b0eadcee4b0fdb2aa58a141?guccounter=1
3. https://news.sky.com/story/helicopter-crashes-into-field-in-north-yorkshire-11390069
4. https://northyorkshire.police.uk/news/helicopter-crash-aldborough-boroughbridge/
5. http://www.northyorksfire.gov.uk/news-events/breaking-news/helicopter3005?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter
6. https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/6418567/pilot-killed-in-aldborough-helicopter-crash-revealed-as-lord-lieutenant-for-north-yorkshire/
7. https://www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/news/wife-of-north-yorkshire-lord-lieutenant-barry-dodd-confirms-his-death-in-helicopter-crash-1-9187927
8. https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/aaib-current-field-investigations/air-accidents-investigation-branch-current-field-investigations
Images:
Photo: AAIB
Media:
Fatal accident to Bell 206B3 Jet Ranger III, North Yorkshire, 30 May 18 https://t.co/hj8W8ibQEA pic.twitter.com/B4VB5WSnck
— AAIB (@aaibgovuk) March 14, 2019
Pilot named following helicopter crash near Aldborough. Whilst we await formal identification, we believe he is Her Majesty's Lord-Lieutenant for North Yorkshire, Mr Barry Dodd CBE. Our thoughts are with his family at this difficult time & request that their privacy is respected. pic.twitter.com/LABaHa86qT
— North Yorkshire Police (@NYorksPolice) May 31, 2018
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 30-May-2018 14:01 | gerard57 | Added |
| 30-May-2018 14:15 | gerard57 | Updated [Aircraft type, Source, Narrative, Plane category] |
| 30-May-2018 16:29 | gerard57 | Updated [Total fatalities, Total occupants, Source, Narrative] |
| 30-May-2018 17:13 | Aerossurance | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Phase, Source, Damage, Narrative] |
| 30-May-2018 18:56 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Location, Phase, Source, Embed code, Narrative] |
| 30-May-2018 19:55 | Anon. | Updated [Embed code, Narrative] |
| 31-May-2018 04:12 | Aerossurance | Updated [Narrative] |
| 31-May-2018 08:26 | Iceman 29 | Updated [Embed code] |
| 31-May-2018 16:13 | DAR | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Source] |
| 31-May-2018 16:14 | harro | Updated [Aircraft type] |
| 31-May-2018 16:25 | aviatoruk | Updated [Aircraft type] |
| 31-May-2018 17:27 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Departure airport, Source, Embed code, Narrative] |
| 31-May-2018 18:40 | Iceman 29 | Updated [Embed code, Photo, ] |
| 31-May-2018 20:56 | Aerossurance | Updated [Narrative] |
| 18-Oct-2018 17:14 | Dr.John Smith | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
| 14-Mar-2019 17:08 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Embed code, Narrative] |
| 14-Mar-2019 18:31 | harro | Updated [Time, Nature, Destination airport, Embed code, Narrative, Photo, Accident report, ] |
| 12-Nov-2023 18:35 | harro | Updated [Other fatalities] |
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