ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 273189
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| Date: | Monday 18 March 2002 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Hughes 269C |
| Owner/operator: | |
| Registration: | ZS-HVD |
| MSN: | 690787 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Farm Doornlaagte in the Northern Cape -
 South Africa
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| Phase: | |
| Nature: | |
| Departure airport: | Farm Doornlaagte near Deben in the Northern Cape |
| Farm Doornlaagte | |
| Investigating agency: | CAA S.A. |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The pilot, accompanied by a passenger, took-off from the farm Doornlaagte on a private flight. Shortly after take-off they experienced a loss in engine power followed by a subsequent engine failure in-flight. The pilot had no option but to execute a forced landing in a densely wooded area. In an attempt to select a suitable landing area he allowed the main rotor RPM to decay substantially and a hard landing followed. The rear cross tube assembly failed on impact allowing the main rotor blades to sever the tail boom. Nobody was injured in the accident. PROBABLE CAUSE: The loss in engine power and subsequent engine failure could be attributed to the seizure of the No. 3 connecting rod big-end bearing. It is considered that the failure was a result of restricted oil flow over a period to the big-end bearing.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
S.A. CAA
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