- Date
- March 13, 2014, 19:27 local (19:27 UTC)
- Place
- Gillingham, Norfolk, United Kingdom
- Injuries
- 4 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- G-LBALAgustawestland Agusta AW139
- Defining event
- Takeoff: Collision during takeoff/land
- NTSB office
- Central Region
- Lead agency
- Other
- Case key
- 88975
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Sequence of events
The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event is the one that best describes the accident. Under each, the cases with the same event anywhere in their sequence.
Factual narrative
On March 13, 2014, about 1927 coordinated universal time, an Agusta/Westland model AW139 helicopter, United Kingdom registration G-LBAL, impacted terrain shortly after takeoff near Gillingham, Norfolk, United Kingdom. The four occupants were fatally injured. The Air Accidents Investigation Branch (AAIB) of the United Kingdom is investigating the accident. All inquiries concerning this accident should be directed to the AAIB: Air Accidents Investigation Branch Farnborough House Berkshire Copse Road Aldershot, Hampshire GU11 2HH, United Kingdom Website: http://www.aaib.gov.uk This report is for informational purposes only and contains only information released by, or obtained from, the Air Accidents Investigation Branch of the United Kingdom.
Aircraft
- Registration
- G-LBAL
- Reported as
- Agustawestland Agusta AW139 (NO SERIES)
- Category
- Helicopter
- Serial number
- 31421
- Built
- 2012
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Fire
- Unknown
- Registered owner
- Haughey Air Ltd
Docket · 1
The files NTSB released with the investigation on April 3, 2014, on NTSB’s docket system: statements, records, photos and specialists’ reports. 26 KB in all.