ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 222057
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| Date: | Thursday 20 December 1984 |
| Time: | 12:15 |
| Type: |  Bell 206B JetRanger II |
| Owner/operator: | Sabah Air |
| Registration: | 9M-SAE |
| MSN: | 2269 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 2297 hours |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Tambisan Island -
 Malaysia
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Ferry/positioning |
| Departure airport: | timber camp |
| Sandakan | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The Bell 206B JetRanger II had landed earlier at a timber camp site where four passengers disemberked. After a short stay and following engine start up the commander performed a towering take-off. At a height estimated sixty feet, the helicopter was seen to be flying forward and sideways, and moments later the main rotor blade struck a coconut tree. The aircraft went out of control and fell to the ground in a nose down attitude.
Pilot (25) escaped slightly injured.
Cause or Probable Cause(s).
The probable cause of the accident was failure of the Commander to maintain directional control under wind condition of significant. strength. He also allowed the aircraft to move forward and sideways without positively clearing the obstacles.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
New Straits Times 22 December 1984, p6
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 21-Feb-2019 16:20 | TB | Added |
| 19-Jan-2024 10:16 | harro | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Other fatalities, Source, Narrative, Accident report] |
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