ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 30354
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| Date: | Wednesday 17 November 1999 |
| Time: | 12:45 LT |
| Type: |  Aérospatiale SA 341G Gazelle |
| Owner/operator: | Charles Bella |
| Registration: | N341G |
| MSN: | 1056 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1973 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 3654 hours |
| Engine model: | Turbomeca ASTAZOU IIIA |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | near El Paso, TX -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Unknown |
| Departure airport: | Mcgregor, NM |
| (TS59) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The pilot said that he saw something on the ground that he wanted to observe. He went into a hover at 5 feet agl. The pilot said that when he initiated his departure, the helicopter made an uncommanded roll to the right causing the main rotor blades to hit the ground. Postaccident examination and testing of the three main rotor blade servos found no anomalies which might have initiated an uncommanded roll. The helicopter manufacturer's representative said that he had never heard of an uncommanded roll in this model of aircraft.
Probable Cause: An uncommanded flight control input for undetermined reasons resulting in rotor blade contact with the ground and subsequent loss of control.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB DEN00LA019
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 27-Sep-2008 01:00 | ASN archive | Added |
| 06-Sep-2011 07:20 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Other fatalities, Location, Country, Phase, Nature, Source, Damage] |
| 08-Sep-2011 13:59 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Operator, Total occupants, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 22-Mar-2013 16:09 | TB | Updated [Time, Operator, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Damage, Narrative] |
| 30-Mar-2013 18:30 | TB | Updated [Location] |
| 14-Dec-2017 09:46 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 07-Apr-2024 16:57 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Operator, Other fatalities, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, Category, Accident report] |
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