The damaged crane attached to St George Wharf Tower as seen on the day of the crash
Accident
Date
16 January 2013 (2013-01-16)
Summary
Collision with obstacle in poor visibility
Site
Vauxhall, London, England 51°28′57″N0°7′38.5″W / 51.48250°N 0.127361°W / 51.48250; -0.127361
Total fatalities
2
Total injuries
12
Aircraft
Aircraft type
Agusta A109E
Operator
RotorMotion
ICAO flight No.
RKT2
Call sign
ROCKET 2
Registration
G-CRST
Flight origin
Redhill Aerodrome, Surrey, England
Destination
Elstree Airfield, Hertfordshire, England
Occupants
1
Crew
1
Fatalities
1
Survivors
0
Ground casualties
Ground fatalities
1
Ground injuries
12
On 16 January 2013, an Agusta A109 helicopter crashed in Vauxhall, London,[1] after it collided with the jib of a construction crane attached to St George Wharf Tower. Two people died in the incident:[2] the pilot, Pete Barnes,[1] 50, and a pedestrian, Matthew Wood, 39, from Sutton in south London.[2][3] Five people were taken to hospital and seven more were treated at the scene.[2]
The pilot had diverted because of poor visibility. The official report concluded he was probably unaware how close the tower was, and that the deaths were accidental.
Barnes was an experienced helicopter pilot, flying commercially for many years – including having experience with the Great North Air Ambulance Service.[4]
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^Reporters, Telegraph (2013). "Helicopter crash: Vauxhall crane workmen escape death because they overslept". Daily Telegraph. ISSN 0307-1235. Archived from the original on 25 February 2013. Retrieved 4 February 2018.
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