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Date: | Thursday 1 July 1999 |
Time: | 07:30 UTC |
Type: | Robinson R22 Beta |
Owner/operator: | Thys Maritz |
Registration: | ZS-RCX |
MSN: | 2330 |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
Location: | Lutopi Farm, Mica Area, Limpopo (at 24°10’45”S/030°46’36”E) -
South Africa
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Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
Nature: | Agricultural |
Departure airport: | Lutopi Farm, Mica Area, Limpopo, RSA |
Destination airport: | Lutopi Farm, Mica Area, Limpopo, RSA |
Investigating agency: | CAA S.A. |
Confidence Rating: | Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
Narrative:Due to excessive manoeuvring at low altitude the pilot allowed the tail rotor to made contact with a tree, causing the tail boom to fail, and crashed. According to the pilot the owner of the helicopter requested him for assistance in a game catching detail. The arrangement was that the pilot could build up flying hours in the helicopter in exchange for boarding and lodging. This arrangement commenced on 23 March 1999. The pilot held a valid license with the aircraft type endorsed to his license. The helicopter had been maintained in accordance with the approved maintenance schedule. The pilot was flying at a low altitude prior to the accident.
Probable Cause:
The pilot allowed the tail rotor to made contact with a tree, causing the tail boom to fail, and crashed. Aircraft repaired and returned to service, only to crash again on 29-08-2003
Accident investigation:
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Investigating agency: | CAA S.A. |
Report number: | |
Status: | Investigation completed |
Duration: | |
Download report: | Final report |
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Sources:
1. [LINK NOT WORKING ANYMORE:http://www.caa.co.za/Pages/Default.aspxAccidents%20and%20Incidents%20Reports/j10_2_7068.pdf#search=ZS%2DRCX]
2. [LINK NOT WORKING ANYMORE:http://coptercrazy.brinkster.net/search/r22show.asp?start=2301&count=50]
3.
http://web.archive.org/web/20100527035338/http://www.rotorspot.nl:80/zs.htm
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft Revision history:
Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
29-Jun-2009 14:14 |
Topaz |
Added |
20-Feb-2012 13:42 |
Dr. John Smith |
Updated [Operator, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
23-Sep-2016 22:04 |
Dr.John Smith |
Updated [Time, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |