ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 371245
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| Date: | Sunday 17 April 1988 |
| Time: | 18:50 LT |
| Type: |  A;erospatiale SA 315B Alouette III |
| Owner/operator: | Rocky Mountain Helicopters Inc |
| Registration: | N65185 |
| MSN: | 2288 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1972 |
| Engine model: | TURBOMECA ARTOUSTE IIIB |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Near Central, AK -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Standing |
| Nature: | Executive |
| Departure airport: | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
THE PILOT-IN-COMMAND LANDED AT THE 'HOT' REFUELING SITE AND WAS ATTEMPTING TO EXIT THE HELICOPTER FOR A CREW CHANGE. THE HOT REFUELING LANDING PAD CONSISTED OF A BLACK MEMBRANE WITH BUNDLES OF LATHS PLACED PERPENDICULAR TO THE HELICOPTER'S SKIDS TO PREVENT THE SKIDS FROM PUNCTURING THE MEMBRANE. THE PILOT LANDED ON THESE LATHS AND FRICTIONED THE CONTROLS DOWN AND LEFT THE ENGINE AND ROTOR BLADES OPERATING AT FULL RPM. WHILE HE WAS ATTEMPTING TO EXIT THE HELICOPTER IT SHIFTED REARWARD. HE JUMPED BACK IN THE SEAT ATTEMPTING TO REGAIN CONTROL. THE HELICOPTER LIFTED OFF THE GROUND, TURNED 180 DEGREES, AND CRASHED. THE REFUELER RECEIVED MINOR INJURIES.
Probable Cause:
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB ANC88LA046
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 25-Mar-2024 19:29 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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