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Incidents🇿🇦 South Africa2019-07-30
Incident report

Bell 47G crash near Limpopo Province, South Africa

fatal2019-07-301 fatality
Summary

On July 30, 2019, about 0900 coordinated universal time, a Bell 47G-3B-1 helicopter, ZS-HGY, impacted terrain following a total loss of engine power near Alldays, Limpopo Province, South Africa. The pilot was fatally injured, and the passenger was seriously injured. The airplane was operated under the pertinent civil regulations of the government of South Africa. 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 Accidents and Incidents Investigation Division Private Bag X 73 Halfway House 1685 South Africa Tel.: +27 0 11 545-1000 +27 0 83 461-6277 (24 hours) E-mail: mail@caa.co.za Fax: +27 0 11 545 1465 Website: http://www.caa.co.za

Incident details
Date
2019-07-30
Location
Limpopo Province, South Africa
Aircraft
Registration
ZS-HGY
Operator type
civil
Fatalities
1
Injuries
1
Probable cause
Weather
VMC
Source
NTSB
-23.4735, 29.3959
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Severityfatal
Fatalities1
Injuries1
SourceNTSB
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