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Date: | Friday 18 January 2013 |
Time: | 09:30 LT |
Type: | Bell 47G-3B1 |
Owner/operator: | Private |
Registration: | ZU-HRS |
MSN: | WA447 |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
Other fatalities: | 0 |
Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
Location: | Near the Dunstan Farrell TB hospital in Hibberdene, KZN -
South Africa
|
Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
Nature: | Agricultural |
Departure airport: | |
Destination airport: | |
Confidence Rating: | Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Narrative:The helicopter was used for spraying chemicals on crops. Apparently, the pilot heard a change in the engine pitch and managed an emergency landing before the chopper burst into flames.
The pilot was slightly injured. The helicopter was destroyed. ex.XT558.
Sources:
1.
Helicopter crashes near Hibberdene 2.
Pilot survives helicopter crash Revision history:
Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
18-Jan-2013 05:15 |
gerard57 |
Added |
19-Jan-2013 16:43 |
Topaz |
Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Location, Source] |
20-Jan-2013 03:32 |
Alpine Flight |
Updated [Time, Aircraft type] |
20-Jan-2013 12:32 |
humbersider steve |
Updated [Cn] |
26-Aug-2014 14:05 |
A.J.Scholten |
Updated [Cn, Narrative] |
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