A Robinson R44 II helicopter crashed into terrain during an emergency autorotation near Cape Town, South Africa.
On September 28, 2017, at approximately 1000 UTC, a Robinson R44 II helicopter, registered as ZS-OSL, crashed near Cape Town, South Africa. The aircraft had departed from Cape Town International Airport (FACT) at about 0730 UTC for a local flight under visual meteorological conditions.
During the flight, the pilot attempted an emergency autorotation, but the aircraft impacted the terrain. The accident resulted in 1 fatality.
The official probable cause was not provided in the source material.
A Robinson R44 II helicopter crashed into terrain during an emergency autorotation near Cape Town, South Africa.
The accident was fatal, resulting in 1 fatality.
The accident on 28 Sep 2017 involved a ROBINSON R44 II, at Cape Town, South Africa.
The official probable cause was not provided in the source material.
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