ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 272588
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| Date: | Friday 8 October 2010 |
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| Type: |  Hughes 269C |
| Owner/operator: | Renken Game Capture (Pty) Ltd |
| Registration: | ZS-HTJ |
| MSN: | 540308 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Aircraft damage: | |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Farm Eulalie in the Marken district -
 South Africa
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| Departure airport: | Farm Eulalie in the Marken district (Limpopo Province) |
| Farm Eulalie in the Marken district (Limpopo Province) | |
| Investigating agency: | CAA S.A. |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The pilot, accompanied by a passenger/darter, took off with the helicopter from the game farm Eulalie with the intention of catching several antelope (Eland). The intention was to dart the animals from the helicopter, whereafter ground capturing teams would have captured the animals. Shortly after lift-off, whilst they were still looking for the antelope, they experienced a sudden increase in engine RPM, followed by a decay in main rotor RPM. They were unable to sustain flight and the pilot was committed to executing a forced landing in dense bush-type terrain. The helicopter landed hard in an upright position on its skid gear, which subsequently collapsed and separated from the helicopter, causing the helicopter to roll over onto its right-hand side. The pilot was seriously injured in the accident when his shoulder harness failed. He was admitted to hospital for medical treatment. The passenger/darter sustained minor cut and bruises. During the post-field investigation it was found that the lower coupling driveshaft, part number 269A5559- 3, serial number S1206, had failed in fatigue. Probable Cause Unsuccessful forced landing, following the failure of the engine-driven lower coupling driveshaft, which in turn resulted in a loss of power to the main rotor transmission system.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
S.A. CAA
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