ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 43007
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| Date: | Friday 4 August 2000 |
| Time: | 09:20 UTC |
| Type: |  Bell 206B JetRanger |
| Owner/operator: | C. Gerber |
| Registration: | ZS-HKP |
| MSN: | 1426 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1974 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Burgersfort -
 South Africa
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Burgersfort, South Africa |
| Steelpoort, South Africa | |
| Investigating agency: | CAA S.A. |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
On August 4, 2000, at 0920 universal coordinated time (UTC), a Bell 206B (registration ZS-HKP, Bell Helicopter serial no. 1426), that was privately owned and operated by the pilot, crashed on farmland near Burgersfort, South Africa. The daylight flight in visual meteorological conditions had departed another farm in the area, and was en route to a mine in Steelpoort, South Africa.
Initial reports are that after an engine difficulty, the pilot entered an autorotation, and the pilot and sole passenger on board were fatally injured in the impact and post-crash fire.
Probable Cause
The engine failed during flight and the pilot was unable to execute a successful autorotation. The cause of the engine failure could not be conclusively established.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
1. NTSB Identification: IAD00RA078 at https://www.ntsb.gov/_layouts/ntsb.aviation/brief2.aspx?_ev_id=20001212X21749&ntsbno=IAD00RA078&akey=1
2. https://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/2001/2001
3. Summary: http://www.caa.co.za/Accidents%20and%20Incidents%20Reports/7227.pdf
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 24-Oct-2008 10:30 | ASN archive | Added |
| 13-Apr-2015 19:56 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Operator, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 04-Sep-2020 11:23 | KagurazakaHanayo | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
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