View Full Version : R44 Crash in Lanarkshire
Phugoid Phlue
16th Sep 2006, 12:57
BBC reporting crash of R44 at Strathaven, Lanarkshire 10.15 today
2 injured.
Any more news?
cjbiz
16th Sep 2006, 13:46
Does anyone have any info on the R44 that crashed today at 10.15?
VeeAny
16th Sep 2006, 14:27
Only this
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/scotland/5351702.stm
TiPwEiGhT
16th Sep 2006, 17:23
Forecast this morning was very poor in that area as was the rest of Scotland. The area of the accident has terrain mostly 1000ft>, forecast cloudbase around 700ft, actual may have been different.
Anyone know the aircraft involved?
Hope a speedy recovery guys!
TiP:(
quilmes
16th Sep 2006, 19:14
The word at Strthaven airfield is that it was G-GGRH, pictured in happier times at http://tinyurl.com/zscdx (http://tinyurl.com/zscdx)
jivusajob
16th Sep 2006, 20:30
Heard that neither the Strathclyde Police helicopter OR the Scottish Ambulance HEMS helicopter could make it to the scene because the weather was so bad. Although they both tried.
Makes it an interesting decision for this ac to try to take off and try to get to Campbeltown. :=
Lucky for them them seemed to have gotten away with it.
Phugoid Phlue
17th Sep 2006, 14:36
Reported that they were trying to get to Machrihanish. Bit of scud running flew through some 60 ft trees taking the blades off. A/C slid on for 200 -400 yrds completely disitegrating as it went. Sounds like the A/C took most of the energy out of the impact. Apparently it looks more like a 22 configuration than a 44!!
Very, Very lucky their injuries aren't far worse.
Speedy recovery guys.