Robinson R22 ZS-HAI

Summary

On 19 March 2018 at about 08:00 local time, a Robinson R22 registered ZS-HAI was involved in an accident near Bloemfontein, South Africa. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

19 March 2018 at 08:00

Classification

Accident

Location

Bloemfontein, South Africa

Nearest airport

New Tempe Airport (FATP)

Coordinates

-29.0336, 26.1572

Aircraft

Robinson R22

Registration

ZS-HAI

Category

Helicopter

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Bloemfontein → Bethlehem

Aircraft damage

Substantial

NTSB number

WPR18WA115

Nobody was injured.

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 March 19, 2018, about 0800 coordinated universal time, a Robinson R22 Beta helicopter, ZS-HAI, experienced a fan blade failure when the helicopter was about 5 feet above ground level. The pilot landed the helicopter without further incident near Bloemfontein, South Africa. The pilot was not injured and the helicopter was substantially damaged. The helicopter was operated under the pertinent civil regulations of the government of South Africa. The pilot was uninjured. The investigation is under the jurisdiction of the Government of South Africa. This report is for information purposes only and contains only information released by the Government of South Africa. Further information pertaining to this accident may be obtained from: Civil Aviation Authority Accident & Incident Investigation Division Private Bag X 73 Halfway House 1685 South Africa Tel.: +27 (0) 11 545-1055/1050 +27 (0) 83 461-6277 (24 hours) E-mail:[email protected] Fax: +27 (0) 11 545 1466 Website: http://www.caa.co.za

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.