ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 359266
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| Date: | Wednesday 8 March 1995 |
| Time: | 21:45 LT |
| Type: |  Brantly Helicopter B-2B |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N2266U |
| MSN: | 428 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1964 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 1791 hours |
| Engine model: | LYCOMING IVO-360-A1A |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Elk City, OK -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Taxi |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | Pauls Valley, OK (F61) |
| (KELK) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
THE PILOT DRAGGED THE LEFT SKID OF THE HELICOPTER DURING A HOVER TAXI, THE MAIN ROTOR BLADES STRUCK THE RAMP AREA, AND THE HELICOPTER ROLLED ONTO THE LEFT SIDE BEFORE COMING TO REST. THE PILOT REPORTED THE TEMPERATURE AT 29 DEGREES FAHRENHEIT AND THAT HE WAS 'VERY COLD DUE TO NO HEATER IN THE AIRCRAFT AND THAT HIS REFLEXES HAD SLOWED DOWN.' THE PILOT WAS ADDING A HELICOPTER RATING TO HIS COMMERCIAL CERTIFICATE; HE WAS NOT RATED IN ROTORCRAFT/HELICOPTERS.
Probable Cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN PROPER ALTITUDE DURING A HOVERING TURN. A FACTOR WAS THE LOW TEMPERATURE.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB FTW95LA172
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 25 March 2016 | N2266U | Private | 0 | Stone County, west of Branson West Municipal (KFWB), MO | |
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| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 15-Mar-2024 08:43 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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