ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 22620
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| Date: | Saturday 30 August 2008 |
| Time: | 16:50 |
| Type: |  RotorWay Exec 162F |
| Owner/operator: | Creative and Industrial Coatings |
| Registration: | ZU-RAT |
| MSN: | 6936 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | 6 miles west of Rustenburg, North West Province -
 South Africa
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Aviator's Paradise, south of Brits CBD |
| FARG (Rustenburg) | |
| Investigating agency: | CAA S.A. |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
The helicopter suffered a tail rotor failure. The pilot carried out a text-book autorotation in a field, but during the slide it contacted an ant hill and tipped over. The helicopter then caught fire and burnt out completely.
The Rotorway tailrotor is driven by three belts in series. The middle belt failed and jammed in the rear pulley, causing the tailrotor to stop suddenly.
Accident investigation:
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Images:
Rotorway Executive 162 F registration ZU-RAT taken earlier in the day, August 30, 2008
6 miles west of Rustenburg, August 30, 2008 - photo taken by the pilot
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 31-Aug-2008 10:22 | Topaz | Added |
| 31-Aug-2008 10:25 | Topaz | Updated |
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