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Date: | Monday 29 May 1978 |
Time: | |
Type: | Bell 206B JetRanger |
Owner/operator: | Trent Helicopters Ltd |
Registration: | G-BAVI |
MSN: | 960 |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 4 |
Other fatalities: | 0 |
Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
Location: | English Channel -
United Kingdom
|
Phase: | En route |
Nature: | Private |
Departure airport: | Luton Airport, Befordshire (LTN/EGGW) |
Destination airport: | |
Confidence Rating: | Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Narrative:Crashed into the sea. 1 CREW 3 PASSENGERS KILLED. WHILST FLYING IN LOW LYING FOG OVER THE ENGLISH CHANNEL. CAA CLOSURE;NO EVIDENCE FOUND TO INDICATE WHETHER OR NOT THERE HAD BEEN ANY TECHNICAL FAULT
Registration G-BAVI officially cancelled by UK Civil Aviation Authority 30 May 1978 as "aircraft destroyed"
Sources:
http://www.griffin-helicopters.co.uk/accidentdetails.aspx?accidentkey=14345 http://www.caa.co.uk/docs/HistoricalMaterial/G-BAVI.pdf Revision history:
Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
12-Jun-2009 22:44 |
VHKDK |
Added |
07-Jun-2011 13:39 |
gerard57 |
Updated [Total fatalities, Total occupants, Phase, Source, Narrative] |
05-Nov-2011 10:37 |
Dr. John Smith |
Updated [Operator, Other fatalities, Nature, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
07-Jun-2013 22:30 |
Dr. John Smith |
Updated [Source, Embed code, Narrative] |
30-Mar-2015 15:48 |
Dr. John Smith |
Updated [Operator, Departure airport, Embed code] |
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