ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 33132
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| Date: | Tuesday 16 December 1980 |
| Time: | 16:15 |
| Type: |  Aérospatiale SA 330J Puma |
| Owner/operator: | Bristow Helicopters Malaysia |
| Registration: | 9M-SSC |
| MSN: | 1481 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 12 / Occupants: 12 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | near Kuala Belait -
 Brunei
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Passenger - Non-Scheduled/charter/Air Taxi |
| Departure airport: | Shell Lutong airstrip, Miri, Sarawak |
| Anduki, Brunei | |
| Investigating agency: | AIB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
A second stage epicyclic module planetary gear fatigue failure caused loss of the main rotor, which severed the tail, causing the aircraft to crash in a swamp near the border settlement of Kuala Belait. The gearbox had a recent history of metallic debris being found on the magnetic chip detector in the main module. The aircraft was on contract to Sarawak Shell.
Covered in Section 1.18.4 of AAIB report into G-REDL
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
New Straits Times 17 December 1980, p1/18 December 1980, p1/19 December 1980, p21
http://www.aaib.gov.uk/cms_resources/2-2011%20G-REDL.pdf see section 1.18.4
DCA Brunei AAR issued 20 July 1982
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 27-Sep-2008 01:00 | ASN archive | Added |
| 17-Feb-2010 10:24 | TB | Updated [Aircraft type, Other fatalities, Nature, Narrative] |
| 25-Nov-2011 12:25 | Anon. | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
| 14-Apr-2012 10:41 | TB | Updated [Date, Time, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 23-May-2012 11:06 | TB | Updated [Source] |
| 09-Aug-2014 13:55 | Aerossurance | Updated [Operator, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 25-Aug-2014 12:50 | TB | Updated [Time, Source, Narrative] |
| 25-Aug-2014 13:07 | TB | Updated [Source] |
| 06-Jan-2015 17:13 | Aerossurance | Updated [Nature, Source, Narrative] |
| 11-Feb-2019 19:03 | TB | Updated [Location, Source] |
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