Accident Bell 206B-3 JetRanger III 4X-BDX,
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Date:Sunday 19 December 2021
Time:c. 09:05
Type:Silhouette image of generic B06 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Bell 206B-3 JetRanger III
Owner/operator:TLV Helicopters
Registration: 4X-BDX
MSN: 4148
Year of manufacture:1991
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1
Aircraft damage: Substantial
Category:Accident
Location:Kibbutz Yakum, Sharon region -   Israel
Phase: Take off
Nature:Training
Departure airport:Herzlia Airfield (LLHZ)
Destination airport:Herzlia Airfield (LLHZ)
Investigating agency: AIAI
Confidence Rating: Accident investigation report completed and information captured
Narrative:
A Bell 206B-3 JetRanger III helicopter, 4X-BDX, sustained substantial damage when it was involved in a takeoff accident at Kibbutz Yakum, Sharon region.
The trainee pilot, Mobileye founder Amnon Shashua, was on his second solo flight, he received minor injuries.

The accident occurred due to a dynamic roll of the helicopter, which developed and was not addressed early enough.
In all probability, the trainee did not lower the collective purposefully immediately after the start of the development of the right roll,

Accident investigation:
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Investigating agency: AIAI
Report number: 
Status: Investigation completed
Duration: 3 months
Download report: Final report

Sources:

https://www.jpost.com/breaking-news/mobileye-ceo-injured-in-helicopter-crash-689155
https://time.news/mobilai-president-amnon-shashua-was-slightly-injured-in-a-helicopter-crash/

https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/51540744182_dbadb8c32c_h.jpg (photo)

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Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
19-Dec-2021 09:28 gerard57 Added
19-Dec-2021 09:32 gerard57 Updated [Aircraft type, Total occupants, Location, Phase, Source, Damage, Narrative]
19-Dec-2021 10:27 RobertMB Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Operator, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative]
19-Dec-2021 11:19 Captain Adam Updated [Narrative]
19-Dec-2021 14:42 harro Updated [Narrative]
20-Dec-2021 19:37 Aerossurance Updated [Embed code]
20-Dec-2021 19:38 Aerossurance Updated [Embed code]
21-Dec-2021 06:45 harro Updated [Embed code, Narrative]
15-May-2022 08:24 harro Updated [Operator, Narrative, Accident report]

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