ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 370512
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| Date: | Thursday 18 January 2001 |
| Time: | 12:32 LT |
| Type: |  Bell 206L-1 |
| Owner/operator: | Kenai Air Alaska, Inc. |
| Registration: | N80KA |
| MSN: | 45688 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1981 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 7307 hours |
| Engine model: | Rolls-Royce 250-C28B |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 4 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Tyonek, AK -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Unknown |
| Departure airport: | Kenai Airport, AK (ENA/PAEN) |
| Tyonek, AK | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The airline transport certificated helicopter pilot was transporting oil field personnel to an offshore oil producing platform. The pilot said that wind conditions, in conjunction with various platform mounted obstructions, required that he plan his approach to the left side of the helipad, then "side slip" to the right and over the helipad. He said that as he terminated his approach, and moved the helicopter to the right and over the helipad, the tail rotor struck a handrail that was adjacent to the helipad. The helicopter sustained substantial in-flight damage to the tail rotor blades, main rotor blades, and horizontal stabilizer. The pilot reported that wind conditions at the time of the accident were from the northeast at 25 knots.
Probable Cause: The pilot's failure to maintain adequate tail rotor clearance while maneuvering to land.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB ANC01LA030
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 5 August 2007 | C-GZCD | Gateway Helicopters | 0 | south of Lake Abitibi (near Québec border) |  |
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 25-Mar-2024 11:32 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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