ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 17905
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| Date: | Saturday 5 January 1985 |
| Time: | 19:34 LT |
| Type: |  Agusta-Bell AB 206 |
| Owner/operator: | Bristow Helicopters Ltd |
| Registration: | G-AVIG |
| MSN: | 8004 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Weddell Sea, at co-ordinates 76ºS, 55º15W -
 Antarctica
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Cargo |
| Departure airport: | Vessel off Weddel Sea, Antarctica |
| Weddel Sea Ice Shelf, Antarctica | |
| Investigating agency: | AIB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
A/C STRUCK SNOW COVERED FROZEN SEA IN POOR VISIBILITY/POOR CONTRAST. THE AIRCRAFT WAS ENGAGED IN MOVING FUEL DRUMS FROM A SHIP TO A DEPOT 6 MILES AWAY ON AN ICE SHELF. DURING THE LAST FLIGHT OF THE DAY IN DETERIORATING VISIBILITY AND CONTRAST OVER THE ICE, THE AIRCRAFT FLEW INTO THE SNOW COVERED SURFACE. IT CARTWHEELED TWICE,THE MAIN ROTOR HEAD AND BLADES DETACHED AND SEVERED THE TAIL SECTION AND PART OF THE ENGINE.
CAA CLOSURE: DETAILED EXAMINATION OF COMBUSTION HEATER SHOWED EVIDENCE OF HOT GAS LEAKAGE IN AREA WHERE HEATED AIR IS DUCTED INTO CABIN.POSSIBILITY OF LOW GRADE CARBON MONOXIDE POISONING MAY HAVE BEEN CONTRIBUTORY FACTOR BUT NOT CONFIRMED.
Registration formally cancelled by the CAA as "destroyed" 25/3/1985
Sources:
1. AAIB: https://assets.digital.cabinet-office.gov.uk/media/5422f9a040f0b613460007d1/Bell_206B_Jet_Ranger_G-AVIG_06-85.pdf
2. CAA: http://www.caa.co.uk/aircraft-registration/
3. http://www.griffin-helicopters.co.uk/accidentdetails.aspx?accidentkey=14496
4. http://www.myaviation.net/search/search.php?view=®nr=G-AVIG
Accident investigation:
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-May-2008 11:10 | ASN archive | Added |
| 14-Jul-2012 15:17 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Country, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Damage, Narrative] |
| 16-Nov-2014 21:41 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Total fatalities, Location, Source, Embed code, Narrative] |
| 16-Nov-2015 20:46 | Dr.John Smith | Updated [Source] |
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