Accident Westland Wessex 60 (S-58T) PK-HBR,
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Date:Tuesday 8 June 1971
Time:
Type:Silhouette image of generic WESX model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Westland Wessex 60 (S-58T)
Owner/operator:Bristow Masayu Helicopters
Registration: PK-HBR
MSN: WA/696
Fatalities:Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 11
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:off Kalimantan -   Indonesia
Phase: Approach
Nature:Passenger - Non-Scheduled/charter/Air Taxi
Departure airport:Boneuran Besar
Destination airport:Discoverer 3 oil rig
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
Crashed into sea from 700ft on approach. Stationary star component failure. Main rotor cut off tail. Three crew.

Sources:

World Directory of Airliner Crashes/Terry Denham
WAAS
ICAO Summary 34
The Straits Times 9 June 1971, p1

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
16-Jul-2010 13:03 TB Added
18-Jul-2010 09:32 TB Updated [Aircraft type, Source]
20-Oct-2012 07:29 TB Updated [Other fatalities, Source, Narrative]
09-Aug-2014 14:36 Aerossurance Updated [Total fatalities, Narrative]
09-Aug-2014 17:21 Aerossurance Updated [Aircraft type, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Phase, Nature, Source, Narrative]
25-Aug-2014 12:43 TB Updated [Aircraft type, Narrative]
02-Aug-2018 17:10 Aerossurance Updated [Source, Narrative]

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