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Old 7th June 2011 | 15:44
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Redhill Aerodrome Press Release

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On Saturday 4th June 2011 at 1753 hours BST an EC120 helicopter registration GFEDA was being flown by a private pilot and was returning from a local flight with two passengers on board. Whilst manoeuvring, in the gusty surface wind, on to the landing pad the helicopter started to rotate quickly; it the made contact with the ground and rolled on to its side. The Aerodrome Rescue and Fire Fighting crew were on scene within one minute and assisted the persons on board. There was no fire, no injuries and no fuel/fluid leaks.

As part of the Aerodrome’s standard response to an aircraft accident, the outside emergency services were alerted and units from Surrey Police, Surrey Fire and Rescue and South East Coast Ambulance service attended. The passengers and crew of the helicopter were seen briefly by the ambulance service before being released without treatment.

The accident has been notified to the Air Accident Investigation Branch of the Department for Transport and will be subject to an Aircraft Accident Report Form investigation by them.

The helicopter was operated by EBG Helicopters based at Redhill Aerodrome.
Issued by SATCO Redhill Aerodrome Limited.
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