ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 272718
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| Date: | Friday 3 November 2006 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Robinson R22 |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | ZS-RKF |
| MSN: | 2812 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1998 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: / Occupants: |
| Aircraft damage: | |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | McRest camp -
 South Africa
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| Phase: | |
| Nature: | |
| Departure airport: | McRest camp (private farm) near Kuruman, North West Province |
| McRest camp (private farm) near Kuruman, North West Province | |
| Investigating agency: | CAA S.A. |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The pilot, accompanied by his wife, took off from McRest Camp on a local flight to take aerial photographs of kudu. After takeoff the helicopter collided with power lines spanned across its flight path. The power lines were approximately 6.3m above ground level. The pilot indicated that since it was early morning, the sun had obscured his vision and he had not seen the wires. The pilot suffered no injuries, but his wife sustained two fractured ribs. The cabin, left-hand skid, main rotor and tail boom of the helicopter were damaged. Probable Cause The helicopter collided with power lines after takeoff.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
S.A. CAA
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