ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 189793
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| Date: | Thursday 7 January 1982 |
| Time: | 13:30 |
| Type: |  Bell 206B JetRanger II |
| Owner/operator: | HSV Channel 7 |
| Registration: | VH-AJD |
| MSN: | 1546 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 5 / Occupants: 5 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Lang Lang, VIC -
 Australia
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Survey |
| Departure airport: | YYBK |
| Investigating agency: | BASI |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The news helicopter was on the scene of a car accident scene along the South Gippsland Highway, 2 miles northwest of Victoria, Australia. The helicopter had picked up 3 passengers for the assignment when it suffered an issue with it's tail rotor and crashed. The exact cause of the crash or why the tail rotor became unreliable has not been determined.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
https://www.atsb.gov.au/media/24697/198202438.pdf
https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=cEwQAAAAIBAJ&sjid=ZpQDAAAAIBAJ&pg=4506,1836174&dq=news+helicopter+crash&hl=en
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 03-Sep-2016 16:24 | Anime | Added |
| 03-Sep-2016 16:25 | harro | Updated [Aircraft type, Cn, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location] |
| 10-Jun-2022 02:59 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
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