# NTSB WPR19WA206: Bell 47G, Limpopo Province, South Africa, July 30, 2019

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Foreign investigation
- Date: July 30, 2019, 09:00 local (09:00 UTC)
- Place: Limpopo Province, South Africa
- Coordinates: -22.695278, 29.37861 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=-22.6953&lon=29.3786&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Defining event: [Takeoff: Miscellaneous/other](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/900)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal, 1 serious
- Status: Led by another country's authority
- NTSB office: Western Pacific Region
- Lead agency: Other
- NTSB case key (mKey): 99979
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=WPR19WA206
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/99979/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR19WA206

## Sequence of events

The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event best describes what happened.

- [Takeoff: Miscellaneous/other](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/900) (defining event); cases with it: [All aircraft, 1,556 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/900/sequence.md)

## Factual narrative

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

## Aircraft

- Registration: ZS-HGY (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BELL 47G
- Category: Helicopter
- Serial number: 164
- Engines: Lycoming reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Fire: On-Ground
- Registered owner: Gauteng 45 Business Management (Pty) Ltd
- Airworthiness certificate: Unknown
- Departed: Alldays

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; injuries: fatal; foreign

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC)
- Wind: 180° at 5 knots
- Visibility: 10 statute miles
- Temperature: 75 °F, dew point 30 °F
- Icing: Unknown
- Turbulence: Unknown

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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