Date: | Tuesday 26 February 2019 |
Time: | 16:31 UTC |
Type: | Eurocopter EC 135T1 |
Owner/operator: | Royal Cayman Islands Police Service (RCIPS) |
Registration: | VP-CPS |
MSN: | 0107 |
Year of manufacture: | 1999 |
Engine model: | Turbomeca Arrius 2B1A |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 6 |
Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
Category: | Accident |
Location: | Owen Roberts Int Airport, Grand Cayman - Cayman Islands |
Phase: | Take off |
Nature: | Training |
Departure airport: | Grand Cayman Island-Owen Roberts International Airport (GCM/MWCR) |
Grand Cayman Island-Owen Roberts International Airport (GCM/MWCR) | |
Investigating agency: | AAIB |
Confidence Rating: | Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
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1 year ago today, our world changed. The EC135 that was our faithful servant for 9 years suffered catrostrophic control failure on lifting. If ever you see an advert for the integrity of a fenestron, this is it. Never forget your roots, as we are now a Caribbean wide H145 Unit pic.twitter.com/IPt50BGeXP
— X-Ray One (@XRayOneCayman) February 26, 2020
An accident to a police helicopter in the Caribbean resulted in a worldwide check for corrosion in flying control actuators.https://t.co/ymmVVgiXXv #flightsafety #airworthiness pic.twitter.com/HdbaSfWISU
— Aerossurance (@Aerossurance) February 1, 2020
EC135 Main Rotor Actuator Tie-Bar Failure https://t.co/ymmVVgiXXv #police #helicopter #accident #flightsafety #aviationsafety #airworthiness #aviationmaintenance pic.twitter.com/VrmcHnh85K
— Aerossurance (@Aerossurance) January 27, 2021
Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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19-Dec-2019 18:06 | harro | Added |
19-Dec-2019 18:07 | harro | Updated [Total occupants, Location, Nature, Destination airport] |
01-Feb-2020 01:21 | Aerossurance | Updated [Source] |
01-Feb-2020 02:11 | Aerossurance | Updated [Embed code] |
27-Feb-2020 08:05 | harro | Updated [Embed code, Accident report, ] |
27-Jan-2021 08:26 | Aerossurance | Updated [Embed code, Accident report] |
24-Dec-2021 17:50 | harro | Updated [Embed code, Accident report] |
30-Apr-2022 13:37 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |