ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 353821
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| Date: | Tuesday 8 September 1998 |
| Time: | 21:30 LT |
| Type: | Bell 47G-3B-1 Soloy |
| Owner/operator: | Clarke Environmental Mosquito |
| Registration: | N73957 |
| MSN: | 2827 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 8630 hours |
| Engine model: | Allison 250-C20 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Buckhead Ridge, FL -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Unknown |
| Departure airport: | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
As the aerial application helicopter was lifting off the trailer mounted helipad, a gust of wind from behind caused the rotorcraft to lurch forward and snag the toe of the right skid under a toolbox. In the process of disengaging the skid, the pilot set down off-center and slipped off the helipad edge, causing substantial damage to the helicopter and minor damage to the helipad.
Probable Cause: The failure of the pilot to adequately compensate for a tailwind condition on liftoff from the helipad.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB MIA98TA243
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 2 September 1990 | N73957 | Tracie Crocker | 0 | Canon City, CO | |
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| 10-Mar-2024 10:55 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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