ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 178661
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| Date: | Friday 14 August 2015 |
| Time: | 16:00 |
| Type: |  RotorWay A600 Talon |
| Owner/operator: | private |
| Registration: | OO-153 |
| MSN: | 8040 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Stasegemsesteenweg, Kortrijk, West Flanders -
 Belgium
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| Phase: | Initial climb |
| Nature: | Executive |
| Departure airport: | Kortrijk |
| Breda International Airport (EHSE) | |
| Investigating agency: | AAIU Belgium |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
During take-off from the side of a street at the verge of the urban area of Kortrijk, Belgium, the helicopter pilot made an avoiding manoeuver when the path of the helicopter crossed a telephone line running across the street. The helicopter fell from a height of 4m and hit the pavement, bending the skids. Both occupants exited the helicopter uninjured.
Cause:
The cause of the accident is an inadequate flight preparation, failing to identify the potential obstacles crossing the helicopter path.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
https://www.nieuwsblad.be/cnt/dmf20150814_01818673
Images:
OO-153 RotorWay A600 Talon at EBZR, 18 August 2012; photo: H.Ranter/ASN
Media:
Helikopter maakt noodlanding in Kortrijk http://t.co/S8Nc7584UE #hln pic.twitter.com/Wwxcj8teF1
— HLN.BE (@HLN_BE) 14 augustus 2015Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 14-Aug-2015 20:39 | Belga11 | Added |
| 14-Aug-2015 20:41 | harro | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Country, Phase, Departure airport, Damage, Narrative, Plane category] |
| 14-Aug-2015 20:42 | harro | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Embed code] |
| 15-Aug-2015 11:19 | Chieftain | Updated [Location, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Embed code, Damage, Narrative] |
| 25-Apr-2018 19:27 | harro | Updated [Departure airport, Narrative, Photo, ] |
| 25-Apr-2018 19:27 | harro | Updated [Destination airport] |
| 09-Nov-2022 01:16 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
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