ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 203582
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| Date: | Friday 15 December 2017 |
| Time: | 06:52 LT |
| Type: |  Sikorsky S-76A++ |
| Owner/operator: | TraumaStar |
| Registration: | N911FK |
| MSN: | 760197 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1981 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 11406 hours |
| Engine model: | Turbomeca ARRIEL 1S1 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 3 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Coral Shores High School, Tavernier, Plantation Key, FL -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Standing |
| Nature: | Ambulance |
| Departure airport: | Marathon-Florida Keys Airport, FL (MTH/KMTH) |
| Coral Shores High School, Tavernier, FL | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The helicopter suffered an upper deck fire shortly after landing on a soccer pitch at Coral Shores High School, Plantation Key, Florida. The fire was extinguished with external assistance. The helicopter had been tasked to transport a stabbing victim to hospital.
NTSB Probable Cause: The pilot's activation of the rotor brake while the No. 2 engine was still set to govern the power turbine speed, which resulted in continuous power being applied to the rotor while the rotor brake was engaged and led to excessive friction, heat, and a subsequent fire in the area of the rotor brake.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
http://miami.cbslocal.com/2017/12/15/rescue-helicopter-fire-monroe-county/
http://www.flkeysnews.com/news/local/article189966204.html
http://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/NNum_Results.aspx?NNumbertxt=911FK
http://aerossurance.com/helicopters/s-76a-rotor-brake-fire/
https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/96514/pdf
Location
Media:
NTSB: Fire after activating the rotor brake while the No. 2 engine was still set to govern the power turbine speed.https://t.co/1cXo8AE3ty#helicopter #airambulance #accident #aviationsafety #flightsafety pic.twitter.com/9cTTpnVvW5
— Aerossurance (@Aerossurance) March 13, 2021
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 30-Dec-2017 06:08 | Aerossurance | Added |
| 30-Dec-2017 16:59 | Geno | Updated [Operator, Total occupants, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source] |
| 06-Mar-2021 14:42 | Aerossurance | Updated [Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 06-Mar-2021 19:24 | Aerossurance | Updated [Source] |
| 13-Mar-2021 10:50 | Aerossurance | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
| 13-Mar-2021 11:05 | Aerossurance | Updated [Embed code] |
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