ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 72955
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| Date: | Saturday 23 November 2002 |
| Time: | 07:30 LT |
| Type: |  Aérospatiale SA 330J Puma |
| Owner/operator: | Starlite Helicopters |
| Registration: | ZS-RNJ |
| MSN: | 1627 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1980 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 17 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | 1.2 km N of Cape Lucia Lighthouse, KZN -
 South Africa
|
| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Passenger - Non-Scheduled/charter/Air Taxi |
| Departure airport: | Durban |
| Durban | |
| Investigating agency: | CAA S.A. |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
The helicopter was being used to transport a salvage crew from Smit Marine to the MV Jolly Rubino, an Italian ship, which had run aground about three months earlier, at Richards Bay, 1.2 km North of the Cape St Lucia Lighthouse.
However, while landing on the deck of the ship, a large plastic salvage bag blew up into the helicopter's
tail rotor. Control was lost and the helicopter struck the ship's superstructure. It crashed onto the deck and was destroyed by a post impact fire. The accident happened in daylight (07:30 Local time). Of the 17 persons on board (crew of 2 plus 15 passengers) one crew memeber plus five passengers sustained serious injuries
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
Air International Mar 2003
SACAA
http://www.ascendworldwide.com/download/Cust/WAAS167_Complete.pdf
Media:
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 22-Feb-2010 10:31 | TB | Added |
| 15-Jun-2010 13:09 | TB | Updated [Time, Location, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 24-Mar-2011 16:13 | TB | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
| 09-Dec-2016 22:44 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Operator, Total occupants, Location, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 08-Mar-2017 17:11 | TB | Updated [Time, Location, Destination airport, Narrative] |
| 24-Jun-2017 15:03 | Aerossurance | Updated [Location, Destination airport, Source, Embed code] |
| 24-Jun-2017 15:08 | Aerossurance | Updated [Nature, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
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