Agustadwestland AW139 B-MHJ

Summary

On 3 July 2010, a Agustadwestland AW139 registered B-MHJ was involved in an accident near Hong Kong, Hong Kong. The number of people on board was not recorded. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

3 July 2010

Classification

Accident

Location

Hong Kong, Hong Kong

Nearest airport

Hong Kong-Sky Shuttle Heliport

Coordinates

Not recorded

Aircraft

Agustadwestland AW139

Registration

B-MHJ

Category

Helicopter

Engines

2

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Non-U.S., Commercial

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Hong Kong → Macau Guangdong

Aircraft damage

Destroyed

NTSB number

ENG10RA063

Injuries not recorded.

The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.

Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.

Read the full NTSB narrative

On July 3, 2010, a Sky-Shuttle Helicopter AugustaWestland AW139 helicopter, operated as East Asia Airlines, registration number B-MHJ, experienced a tail rotor and tailrotor gearbox separation over Victoria Harbor, Hong Kong shortly after departure from the Hong Kong-Sky Shuttle Heliport. The flight crew reported hearing a loud bang and had no pedal authority. The flight crew performed an autorotation into Victoria Harbor. All thirteen occupants on board exited the helicopter after ditching. The helicopter, tail rotor assembly and tailrotor gearbox were recovered with the exception of one of the tail rotor blades. Examination of the tail rotor blade hub revealed that the white blade had separated at the blade root area. The investigation is under the jurisdiction of the government of Hong Kong. Further information pertaining to this accident may be obtained from: HONG KONG Civil Aviation Department Queensway Government Offices, 46th Floor 66 Queensway Hong Kong China Tel.: (852) 2-867 4332 E-mail: [email protected] Fax: (852) 2-869 0093 AFTN: VHHHYAYX Telex: 61361 CADHK HX This report is for informational purposes only and contains only information obtained for, or released by, the Government of Hong Kong.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.