ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 24324
Last updated: 20 May 2013
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| Date: | 28-SEP-1997 |
| Time: | 17:30 |
| Type: |  Robinson R22 |
| Operator: | Heli Air Ltd |
| Registration: | G-STOY |
| C/n / msn: | 0700 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Airplane damage: | None |
| Location: | Nogent-le-Rotrou - 28 -
 France
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | |
| Nogent-le-Rotrou (28). |
Is stranded and considering not having enough fuel to find an aerodrome, the pilot decided to land in a field. The unit had no means of navigation. He had a GPS database without airfields.
The same aircraft was previously - on 28 August 1988 - involved in another accident: see this link http://www.aaib.gov.uk/publications/bulletins/november_1988/robinson_r22_beta__g_stoy.cfm
Sources:
http://www.bea-fr.org/docspa/1997/g-oy970928/htm/g-oy970928.html
http://www.griffin-helicopters.co.uk/accidentdetails.aspx?accidentkey=3891
http://www.bea-fr.org/docspa/1997/g-oy970928/pdf/g-oy970928.pdf
http://www.caa.co.uk/application.aspx?catid=60&pagetype=65&appid=1&mode=reg&fullregmark=STOY
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 27-Sep-2008 01:00 | ASN archive | Added |
| 19-Feb-2012 14:50 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Cn, Operator, Phase, Nature, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
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