ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 361850
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| Date: | Thursday 17 June 1993 |
| Time: | 12:30 LT |
| Type: |  Bell 206B3 |
| Owner/operator: | Smith Helicopters, Inc. |
| Registration: | N38EA |
| MSN: | 2555 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1978 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 6645 hours |
| Engine model: | Allison 250-C20B |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Stoneyford, CA -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Taxi |
| Nature: | Unknown |
| Departure airport: | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The pilot said that he had established a hover in a mountain landing zone and was in the process of air taxiing to a point where the cargo could be unloaded. The pilot said that a gust of wind buffeted the helicopter and the tail rotor contacted a rise in the ground. The pilot said he then lost all yaw directional control and the helicopter settled hard into a creek, resulting in a buckle to the boom and damage to the internal skid attach structure.
Probable Cause: the pilot's inadequate compensation for the existing wind conditions during a hover operation. A factor in the accident was the high density altitude and the gusting, variable wind conditions.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB LAX93LA258
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 21 June 2011 | N38EA | California Department of Justice | 0 | Near Franklin, west of Highway 99, CA | |
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 17-Mar-2024 08:20 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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