ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 278059
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| Date: | Wednesday 11 May 2022 |
| Time: | 09:30 |
| Type: |  Bell 407 |
| Owner/operator: | Guardian Helicopters |
| Registration: | N999GH |
| MSN: | 53868 |
| Year of manufacture: | 2008 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | PG&E training campus, Livermore, CA -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | External load operation |
| Departure airport: | Livermore, CA |
| Livermore, CA | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
On May 11, 2022, about 0930 Pacific daylight time, a Bell Helicopter Textron Canada 407, N999GH, was substantially damaged when it was involved in an accident near Livermore California. The pilot was seriously injured, and the lineman crew member sustained minor injuries. The helicopter was operated as a Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 133 rotorcraft external-load flight.
The pilot was performing a human external cargo (HEC) long-line qualification flight, at the Livermore Electric Safety Academy, a training operations facility owned by the Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E).
The pilot stated that the first 20 minutes of the flight were normal, and the accident occurred during the final phase, while carrying a PG&E lineman on a 60-ft long line. The pilot was maneuvering the helicopter at an altitude of about 175 ft agl, positioning the lineman against a static line marker ball. The pilot reported that the engine then lost power, and he rolled the throttle out of the “fly” detent and into the emergency range, but the engine did not respond.
He attempted to maneuver the lineman into a clearing, and partially raised the collective once the lineman was about 15 ft agl, to cushion his landing. The pilot stated that he then maneuvered the helicopter to a landing spot away from the linemen, and after reaching an altitude of about 10 ft agl, he raised the collective and jettisoned the HEC line and cargo hooks, and the helicopter landed hard. The pilot stated that the engine was still running after landing, and he was able to then shutoff the main fuel valve and battery. He was extricated from the helicopter about 30 minutes later.
Sources:
https://www.ktvu.com/news/helicopter-crashes-at-pge-livermore-training-center-injures-pilot
https://www.mercurynews.com/2022/05/11/pilot-hospitalized-after-helicopter-crashes-in-livermore/
https://www.flightradar24.com/data/aircraft/n999gh#2bd18434
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 26 March 2021 | N408TD | Helicopter Services LLC | 0 | Edgewater, NJ | |
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Location
Media:
Downed helicopter in Livermore. Here's what we know: https://t.co/GgxUIgMOIq
— Brendan Weber (@BrendanNWeber) May 11, 2022
- Chopper went down during training event at PG&E facility on National Drive
- Two people transported to the hospital with non-life threatening injuries pic.twitter.com/1fXg8Ws8Ij
The pilot and a person outside the helicopter were taken to the hospital with unknown injuries. The aircraft crashed at the #PGE Electric Safety Academy in Livermore. According to their website: “This facility is for the PG&E coworkers who build out the electric infrastructure…” pic.twitter.com/n03oNTKQnb
— BrianKPIX (@brianyuenKPIX) May 11, 2022
A Pacific Gas & Electric helicopter crashed this morning at training site in Livermore. Here's what we know so far: https://t.co/ZBkFTw3tlb@mercnews
— Jakob Rodgers (@JakobRodgers) May 11, 2022
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 12-May-2022 01:41 | Captain Adam | Added |
| 12-May-2022 03:11 | Geno | Updated [Source] |
| 12-May-2022 07:14 | Aerossurance | Updated [Time, Location, Phase, Source, Embed code, Narrative] |
| 12-May-2022 07:16 | Aerossurance | Updated [Embed code, Narrative] |
| 12-May-2022 07:17 | Aerossurance | Updated [Total occupants, Narrative] |
| 12-May-2022 08:06 | harro | Updated [Registration, Cn, Source] |
| 02-Jun-2022 22:04 | Captain Adam | Updated [Time, Operator, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, Category] |
| 06-Jun-2022 11:12 | Limpopo | Updated [Cn, Operator] |
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