ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 238962
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| Date: | Tuesday 4 August 2009 |
| Time: | 11:30 Hrs |
| Type: |  Westland Bell 47G-3B-1 |
| Owner/operator: | Bagby Airfield, (EGNG), Thirsk, North Yorkshire. UK. |
| Registration: | G-BFYI |
| MSN: | WAN-17 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Minor |
| Location: | Bagby Airfield, (EGNG), Thirsk, North Yorkshire. -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Bagby Airfield, (EGNG), Thirsk, North Yorkshire. UK. |
| Windermere, Cumbria, UK | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
When lifting off in the airfield parking area, for the return flight to Windermere, the wind caught the helicopter, yawing it to the right, causing the tail rotor blades to contact the concrete surface, damaging both blade tips.
Sources:
https://www.gov.uk/aaib-reports - AAIB Bulletin No: 3/2010 Ref: EW/G2009/08/02
Images:
RAF Waddington (EGXW), Lincolnshire, UK. - 4th July 2009
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 01-Aug-2020 17:42 | Peter Clarke | Added |
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