ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 272975
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| Date: | Tuesday 19 December 2000 |
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| Type: |  Bell 206L-4 LongRanger IV |
| Owner/operator: | |
| Registration: | ZS-REG |
| MSN: | 52030 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1993 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | 10 nm NE of President Steyn Goldmine Near Welkom -
 South Africa
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| Departure airport: | President Steyn Goldmine near Welkom |
| Rand refineries near Rand Airport | |
| Investigating agency: | CAA S.A. |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The pilot departed President Steyn Gold Mine for a flight to Rand Refineries. Approximately 5 minutes after take off, the pilot elected to simulate an approach down to 20 feet and subsequent hovering flight. He unexpectedly experienced a loss of tail rotor effectiveness (LTE) and carried out an emergency landing in an open field. The helicopter was damage but nobody was injured. The main rotor blades were removed and the helicopter was transported by road to a maintenance facility at Rand Airport. PROBABLE CAUSE: Due to the loss of tail rotor effectiveness (LTE) the pilot lost directional control of the helicopter followed by a hard landing, causing damage to the helicopter.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
S.A. CAA
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| 28 April 2018 | ZS-REG | Breaker Flight (Pty) Ltd (owner) | 0 | Polokwane | |
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