Bell UH1H ZS-HLI

Summary

On 21 December 2017 at about 11:05 local time, a Bell UH1H registered ZS-HLI was involved in an accident near Bredasdorp, South Africa. 2 people were on board and one had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

21 December 2017 at 11:05

Classification

Accident

Location

Bredasdorp, South Africa

Coordinates

-34.5364, 20.0486

Aircraft

Bell UH1H

Registration

ZS-HLI

Category

Helicopter

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Unknown

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Bredasdorp → Unknown

Aircraft damage

Substantial

NTSB number

WPR18WA054

1 person had minor injuries.

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 December 21, 2017, about 1105 Coordinated Universal time, a Bell UH-1H helicopter, ZS-HLI, was substantially damaged when it impacted terrain shortly after liftoff from Bredasdorp fire station, Western Cape Province, South Africa. The helicopter was operated by FFA Assets under the pertinent civil regulations of the government of Africa. The pilot sustained minor injuries, and the ground assistant was seriously injured. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed for the intended demonstration flight. According to a communication by a representative of the South African Civil Aviation Authority (CAA), "the aircraft got airborne from LZ to reposition as bambi bucket strop was under skid. At very low hover the aircraft began to hop…the pilot decided to take power and fly away to correct but it worsened the oscillation and he lost control and the aircraft yawed and impacted a wall and the ground." The investigation is under the jurisdiction of the Government of Africa. This report is for information purposes only and contains only information released by the Government of Africa. Further information pertaining to this accident may be obtained from: South Africa Civil Aviation Authority Accident & Incident Investigation Division Southern Region Office P.O. Box 174 Cape Town International Airport Tel: +27 21 934 4744 Fax: +27 21 934 1326 Email: [email protected] Web Site: www.caa.co.za

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.