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Old 13th Jan 2013, 01:21
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Hevilift accidents

Anyone got any details on the Hevilift Mil8 crash in Indo?

Heard its going to be a sling load job back to Hagen.


And the 212 crash near Tari first report was no injuries now I hear maybe a broken back for the pilot?
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I heard a badly sprained back for the pilot and he was going for cat-scan. Not sure of the condition of the other two crew but initial reports were badly tweaked backs all around.
That is a long haul from Timika to Mt. Hagen but other than putting it on a boat how else would you get it back for repair.
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New set of blades & fly it back I reckon!?!



Or keep it around as spares for the new shiny ones.




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Are those the shiny ones used for the Freeport job Duck? Are they 8s or 17s?
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17's, owned by Freeport & operated by Airfast Indonesia.
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New set of blades & fly it back I reckon!?!
Don't laugh, remember where you are, it's been done before!

As a casual observer looking in I gotta say that Hevilift seem to be having a bad run of luck recently, this would be their 3rd prang in less than a year.
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Old 14th Jan 2013, 20:33
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I understand that Erickson Air-Crane is enroute today to lift it out.
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Old 14th Jan 2013, 21:16
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4th - 412, 206L, Mi-8, B212
Actually the 412 must be over a year ago. Terrible run.
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Old 14th Jan 2013, 23:40
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Thought Mil8s are external load only?

That recovery has to be expensive.

Was the Mil on the P2?

Scary stuff really.
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That recovery has to be expensive.
Expensive for the insurer I would expect....and I guess ultimately to the Company come the time to renew their hull loss insurance premiums. Especially being mindful this would be their 3rd big $$$ claim in the last year (given it looks like the Tari B212 heavy landing might be a write-off...).
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VT 51 is on the money.

Georgia Peach at Timika Airport.




Doesn't look too bad!?!?
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...any idea yet how it came to get in that state?
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here it is

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So where did it end up?

And is the 212 still in Tari?
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Nice job guys. Hope all were ok in the prang...
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....the cone of silence over Mt Hagen HQ is working as good as ever
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Everyone got out ok, the bloke in the rear seat told me he went to open the emergency exit once they were down & the handle came off in his hand, so they all filed out the front door in an orderly fashion. Best result for a bad situation.
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....we still haven't heard here what the situation was that brought it down.
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Old 21st Jan 2013, 21:57
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gullibell - looked like a case of falling short on approach and pulling pitch which didn't arrest his rod enough to make it to the pad.
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...and the Tari B212?
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