ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 181521
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| Date: | Saturday 7 January 1989 |
| Time: | 11:28 |
| Type: |  Bell 47G-2 |
| Owner/operator: | Kestrel Aviation |
| Registration: | VH-KHL |
| MSN: | 2020 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Moorabbin, Melbourne, VIC -
 Australia
|
| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | Moorabbin, Victoria |
| Moorabbin, Victoria | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
While in hover at 5ft passenger was invited to handle controls, excessive inputs led to nose down & ground impact. Helicopter was consumed by fire that broke-out.
Sources:
https://www.atsb.gov.au/publications/investigation_reports/1989/aair/aair198901526.aspx
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 20-Nov-2015 17:56 | JINX | Added |
| 10-Jun-2022 03:04 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
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