ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 362061
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| Date: | Sunday 16 May 1993 |
| Time: | 14:20 LT |
| Type: |  Bell 206L-1 |
| Owner/operator: | Helicopters Adventures Int'l |
| Registration: | N38Q |
| MSN: | 45364 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1980 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 4733 hours |
| Engine model: | Allison 250-C30P |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 7 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Mead, CO -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Taxi |
| Nature: | Executive |
| Departure airport: | Denver, CO (KDEN) |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
AT THE COMPLETION OF A 20 MINUTE CROSS COUNTRY FLIGHT WITH SEVEN PERSONS ON BOARD, AND AT A GROSS WEIGHT LESS THAN 50 POUNDS BELOW THE MAXIMUM, THE PILOT CONDUCTED AN APPROACH TO A HOVER. AS THE HELICOPTER APPROACHED A HOVER THE WIND REPORTEDLY SHIFTED AND THE HELICOPTER BEGAN SPINNING TO THE RIGHT WITH FULL LEFT PEDAL APPLIED. AFTER SEVERAL TURNS, THE PILOT SECURED THE ENGINE WHILE IN A FIVE FOOT HOVERING RIGHT TURN. UPON GROUND CONTACT, A SKID CROSS TUBE FAILED IN OVERLOAD AND THE HELICOPTER ROLLED ON ITS SIDE.
Probable Cause: A FAILURE BY THE PILOT IN COMMAND TO COMPENSATE FOR WIND CONDITIONS AND MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE HELICOPTER. A FACTOR WAS: UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB DEN93LA060
History of this aircraft
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| 17-Mar-2024 17:22 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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