ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 370176
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| Date: | Wednesday 8 April 2009 |
| Time: | 01:00 LT |
| Type: |  Bell 206 |
| Owner/operator: | Air Evac EMS |
| Registration: | N295AE |
| MSN: | 51455 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1991 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 8817 hours |
| Engine model: | Rolls Royce C250C30P |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 4 |
| Aircraft damage: | Minor |
| Category: | Serious incident |
| Location: | Vick, TX -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Unknown |
| Departure airport: | Hot Hospital, TX |
| Shannon Med Ctr, TX | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
According to the pilot he heard and felt a prolonged "thud" during cruise flight at 1,000 feet above ground level and 110 knots. The airframe "wallowed" laterally and he felt resistance in the cyclic flight control followed by a return of normal aircraft control. He made a precautionary landing. An examination of the airframe revealed that the left side vertical winglet of the horizontal stabilizer was missing, and the lower vertical fin leading edge was damaged. The vertical stabilizer was not recovered. No evidence was found to determine the initiation of the damage. An examination of the remaining helicopter systems revealed no anomalies.
Probable Cause: Undetermined.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB CEN09IA254
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 20 January 2024 | N295AE | Air Evac EMS Inc, opa. Air Evac Lifeteam | 3 | near Hydro, OK | |
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 25-Mar-2024 07:57 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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