ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 380370
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| Date: | Tuesday 13 December 1983 |
| Time: | 12:50 LT |
| Type: |  Bell 206B |
| Owner/operator: | North American Helicopter Ser. |
| Registration: | N10MP |
| MSN: | 421 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1969 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 11924 hours |
| Engine model: | Allison 250-C20B |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Supai, AZ -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Unknown |
| Departure airport: | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
THE PLT WAS TRANSPORTING AN EXTERNAL LOAD OF DRYWALL PANELS WHEN THE ACFT'S ENG CHIP LIGHT ILLUMINATED. HE SET THE LOAD DOWN & INSPECTED THE ACFT & ENG. FINDING NOTHING WRONG, HE RECONNECTED THE CABLE WHICH WAS CONNECTED TO THE NET CONTAINING THE PANELS. HOWEVER HE INADVERTENTLY RECONNECTED THE CABLE TO THE ACFT IN SUCH A MANNER THAT IT PASSED OVER THE TOP OF THE RIGHT SKID TUBE AT THE HEEL. DURING THE SUBSEQUENT LIFT-OFF THE ACFT'S NOSE ABRUPTLY PITCHED UP & THE ACFT ROLLED ONTO ITS RIGHT SIDE IMPACTING THE TERRAIN.
Probable Cause:
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB LAX84LA105
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 1 April 1999 | N992UC | Papillon Grand Canyon Helicopters | 1 | Grand Canyon National Park Airport (GCN/KGCN), AZ | |
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| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 01-Apr-2024 15:52 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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