ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 295731
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| Date: | Wednesday 11 June 2003 |
| Time: | 12:29 LT |
| Type: |  Aerospatiale AS355F1 |
| Owner/operator: | C J Systems Aviation Group |
| Registration: | N217ES |
| MSN: | 5059 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1981 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 6321 hours |
| Engine model: | Allison 250-C20F |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 4 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Madison, Florida -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Unknown |
| Departure airport: | Madison, FL |
| Perry, FL | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The pilot stated that after the patient had been loaded on the helicopter, and the other crewmembers had secured themselves inside, he picked the helicopter up into a 3-foot hover, glanced at the gauges, and then looked up again and the helicopter rolled hard to the right with the blades impacting the ground. He said the main rotor blades struck the ground the helicopter rotated 90 degrees to the left, and came to rest on its right side. A flight crew member in the back of the helicopter said that after they had all been secured for takeoff, she looked out through the right window and advised "all clear." She further stated that the helicopter then lifted off, and immediately started falling, with the rotor blades impacting the ground, which caused it to fall. A witness stated that he observed the helicopter lift off the ground, perform a quarter turn to the left, facing north, and hover for a few seconds, before starting to roll to the right side, which immediately caused the main rotors to strike the ground, and the helicopter crashed on its right side. Examination of the helicopter and its systems did not reveal the existence of any preaccident anomalies.
Probable Cause: The pilot in command's diverted attention and loss of control while attempting to takeoff, which resulted in the main rotor blades being dragged, and the helicopter rolling over.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB MIA03FA120
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 13-Oct-2022 12:12 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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