ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 149211
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| Date: | Tuesday 18 September 2012 |
| Time: | 15:45 |
| Type: |  Robinson R44 Raven II |
| Owner/operator: | GB Aerial Applications, Inc |
| Registration: | N957R |
| MSN: | 10598 |
| Year of manufacture: | 2004 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 1004 hours |
| Engine model: | Lycoming IO-540-AE1A5 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Slaton Municipal Airport - F49, Slaton, TX -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Agricultural |
| Departure airport: | Slaton, TX (F49) |
| Slaton, TX (F49) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
After a local flight, the pilot positioned the helicopter onto its platform trailer. The helicopter’s left skid touched down on the metal surface, and the pilot then lowered the right skid to the platform. The helicopter started to slip off the platform, so the pilot raised the collective to correct the problem. However, the helicopter fell to the left, the main rotor impacted the ground, and the tail boom was severed. The helicopter came to rest on the skids; the fuel tank was compromised and a post-crash fire consumed a majority of the helicopter.
Probable Cause: The pilot’s misalignment of the helicopter during landing, which resulted in the helicopter’s fall from a raised platform.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 19-Sep-2012 02:48 | gerard57 | Added |
| 19-Sep-2012 08:37 | Geno | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Operator, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 19-Sep-2012 08:38 | Geno | Updated [Narrative] |
| 19-Sep-2012 21:57 | Alpine Flight | Updated [Aircraft type] |
| 21-Dec-2016 19:28 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
| 28-Nov-2017 13:24 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Operator, Other fatalities, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
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