Bell 429 Global Ranger   msn: 57157

# 157 / B-70QC, Beijing Huabin Star General Aviation Company Ltd.

Photo: Tedaer, Tianjin, 11 September 2017.

# 157 / B-70QC, Reignwood Star Aviation, the pilot experienced control problems
and made a crash landing in a parking lot near the Jixiangsi bridge in North Beijing.
The airframe was extensively damaged, the four occupants were slightly injured.

Photo: North-Beijing, 30 July 2018.

# 157 / B-70QC, After draining the fuel, the helicopter was removed from the crash site.
Video footage on Twitter show there was a tail-rotor control issue before the crash-landing.

Photo: North-Beijing, 30 July 2018.

# 157 / B-70QC, The tailboom was found separated from the cabin at the crash site.

Photo: North-Beijing, 30 July 2018.

 Airframe History:
 Date: Tailnumber: Owner / Operator:
 xxx 2013 C-GADP  Bell Helicopter Textron Canada,
 [test-regi]
 JUN 2013 C-GWEJ  Bell Helicopter Textron Canada,
 Montreal, Québec
 NOV 2016 C-GWEJ  regi canx,
 exported to the USA
 NOV 2016 B-70QC  Goldrawn Air Leasing Company Ltd,
 Beijing, China.
 MAY 2017 B-70QC  Beijing Huabin Star General Aviation Company Ltd,
 Beijing, China.
 JUL 2018 B-70QC  Reignwood Star Aviation, crash landed,
 North-Beijing, China.
     

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