ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 122458
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| Date: | 16-MAY-2011 |
| Time: | 09:28 local |
| Type: |  Robinson R44 Raven II |
| Operator: | ZhuSongBin |
| Registration: | B-7048 |
| C/n / msn: | 12905 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Airplane damage: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Location: | Luxinzhuang, Tongzhou District of Beijing -
 China
|
| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Agricultural |
| Departure airport: | Tongzhou District of Beijing |
A civilian helicopter crashed Monday morning while spraying pesticide in suburban Beijing, police said.
The helicopter's injured pilot was rushed to a hospital after the helicopter went down in the village of Luxinzhuang at 9:28 a.m., said a spokesman with the municipal police bureau. The helicopter, owned by a company from central China's Hubei Province, was hired by Beijing's landscape and forestry bureau, according to a preliminary investigation.
No one on the ground was hurt and an investigation is underway, the spokesman said.
Sources:
http://www.china-defense-mashup.com/one-helicopter-crashes-in-suburban-beijing.html
http://www.zimbio.com/pictures/SETlZuwHwNB/Agricultural+Helicopter+Crashes+Beijing+Suburbs/OEBFKaJvQHq
http://bbs.feeyo.com/posts/528/topic-00411-5281652.html [Chinese text]
http://www.rotorspot.nl/b-1.htm
http://coptercrazy.brinkster.net/search/r44-2show.asp?start=2901&count=50
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-May-2011 02:13 | gerard57 | Added |
| 17-May-2011 03:05 | RobertMB | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration] |
| 22-Jul-2011 01:47 | dens69 | Updated [Registration, Cn, Source] |
| 18-Feb-2012 17:20 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Operator, Location, Nature, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
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