Remember this one in China? I can't find an AAIB report, I am not sure that one was ever done. Captain was A.L-T, a true gent.
It doesn't add anything material here but it does illustrate the difficulty of assessing terrain on a weather radar, even if its your primary means.
G-TIGN Accident Details On 22/05/1989
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Date 22/05/1989
Registration G-TIGN
Aircraft registration | UK Civil Aviation Authority
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Aircraft Type AS332
Manufacturer Eurocopter
Fatal Yes
Narrative A/C FLEW INTO A HILLSIDE IN BAD WEATHER & BURNT OUT. 3 FATALITIES.
Details A/C WAS LIMITED TO VFR FLT ONLY, IN ACCORDANCE WITH OPS MANUAL, DUE U/S AREA NAV. IT WAS OPERATING WITH A CREW OF TWO PILOTS (1 BRITISH, 1 CHINESE) PLUS INTERPRETER. WHILE RETURNING FROM AN OFFSHORE OIL PLATFORM IN POOR WEATHER AND USING RETURNS FROM LAND ON THE WEATHER RADAR, DESCENDING FROM 2000FT TO MAINTAIN VMC, THE A/C STRUCK STEEPLY SLOPING GROUND AT ABOUT 600FT & CAUGHT FIRE KILLING ALL 3 OCCUPANTS. INVSTGN BY CHINESE AUTHORITIES WITH AAIB PARTICIPATION. CAA CLOSURE: FULL REPORT NOT PUBLISHED BY CHINESE AUTHORITY. OPR HAS AMENDED OPERATIONS MANUAL. NO FURTHER CAA ACTION APPROPRIATE.