ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 221879
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| Date: | Thursday 23 December 1982 |
| Time: | 10:42 |
| Type: |  Bell 212 |
| Owner/operator: | Sabah Air Sdn Bhd |
| Registration: | 9M-SAA |
| MSN: | 30880 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 2429 hours |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | near Kota Kinabalu -
 Malaysia
|
| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Test |
| Departure airport: | Kota Kinabalo |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
Crashed on a CofA renewal test flight. The pilot (37) and engineer (41) were killed.
CAUSE
The accident was caused by the helicopter flying into power line cables resulting in severe tail rotor damage.
Subsequently the helicopter went out of control and crashed violently killing both occupants.
The Pilot-in-Command's inexperience in CofA test flights and unawareness of recent power line installation on the Eastern side of the Airfield were contributory factors.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
New Straits Times 25 December 1982, p5
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 15-Feb-2019 21:04 | TB | Added |
| 17-Feb-2019 14:25 | TB | Updated [Date, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Nature, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 21-Feb-2019 15:56 | TB | Updated [Location] |
| 15-Jan-2024 14:46 | harro | Updated [Time, Other fatalities, Phase, Narrative, Accident report] |
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