ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 31902
Last updated: 19 June 2013
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| Date: | 12-MAR-1981 |
| Time: | ca 15:12 GMT |
| Type: | Sikorsky S-76A |
| Operator: | Bristow Helicopters |
| Registration: | G-BGXY |
| C/n / msn: | 760021 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 4 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Airplane damage: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Location: | South Kirkton, Aberdeenshire -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | Aberdeen Airport (ABZ/EGPD) |
Broke up in flight after main rotor blade separated due to fatigue, killing all four persons on board. According to contemporary reports, "part of the tail separated before impact". The AAIB report also suggested spindle failure, and recommended that splndles be inspected after 200 flying hours, instead of 300, and replaced completely after 300 hours.
Another S-76A (PT-HKB) had crashed on 23/3/1980; according to reports, the cause of the crash of both aircraft was exactly the same
Sources:
1. http://www.aaib.gov.uk/cms_resources.cfm?file=/9-1983%20G-BGXY.pdf
2. http://www.aaib.gov.uk/cms_resources.cfm?file=/9-1983%20G-BGXY%20Append.pdf
3. http://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1981/1981%20-%200762.html
4. http://www.pprune.org/841461-post13.html
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 27-Sep-2008 01:00 | ASN archive | Added |
| 11-Jun-2010 12:32 | TB | Updated [Date, Time, Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Operator, Total occupants, Total fatalities, Other fatalities, Location, Country, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Source, Damage, Narrative, Plane category, ] |
| 17-Nov-2012 13:21 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 25-Nov-2012 12:09 | TB | Updated [Time, Source, Narrative] |
| 04-Jun-2013 17:34 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
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