ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 32606
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| Date: | Saturday 9 February 1991 |
| Time: | c. 09:30 LT |
| Type: |  MBB BK 117A-3 |
| Owner/operator: | South African Police Service (SAPS) |
| Registration: | ZS-HSE |
| MSN: | 7093 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1987 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 6 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | 45 km NW of Mokopane, Limpopo -
 South Africa
|
| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Aerial patrol |
| Departure airport: | Appingedam Training Centre |
| Appingedam Training Centre | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Engine power loss during take-off for aerial photo flight. Helicopter hit the ground 85m from take-off point, caught fire and burned out. The pilot, Major Michael Dean McGee (41), and a guest of one of the five injured Police Constables, Theresa Kotzé, were the only two fatalities at the Spoorsny Training Base, North-West of Potgietersrus (now Mokopane).
Sources:
http://www.saairforce.co.za/forum/viewtopic.php?f=13&t=2314&start=30_
WAAS
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 27-Sep-2008 01:00 | ASN archive | Added |
| 02-Nov-2012 06:00 | TB | Updated [Aircraft type, Cn, Other fatalities, Damage] |
| 03-Nov-2012 13:40 | TB | Updated [Operator, Location, Country, Source, Narrative] |
| 03-Nov-2012 14:01 | TB | Updated [Time, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 24-Apr-2016 20:00 | Aerossurance | Updated [Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 06-Nov-2021 07:57 | TishEls | Updated [Narrative] |
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