ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 385194
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| Date: | Wednesday 6 January 1982 |
| Time: | 08:45 LT |
| Type: |  Aérospatiale SA 316B Alouette III |
| Owner/operator: | Roberts Aircraft Company |
| Registration: | N608RA |
| MSN: | 1166 |
| Engine model: | TURBOMECA A-III-B |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 6 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Mammoth Lakes, CA -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Taxi |
| Nature: | Executive |
| Departure airport: | Mammoth Lakes, CA |
| Mammoth Lakes, CA | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
THE PILOT STARTED TO AIR TAXI THE HELICOPTER OUT OF A HANGAR. THERE WAS SNOW IN FRONT OF THE HANGAR THAT HAD BEEN ONLY PARTIALLY CLEARED AWAY. AS THE PILOT WAS EXITING THE HANGAR, HE RAISED THE AIRCRAFT TO GO OVER THE SNOW, THE TAIL ROTOR STRUCK THE HANGAR DOOR, AND A HARD LANDING FOLLOWED.
Probable Cause:
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB LAX82DA039
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 29 April 1984 | N608RM | St. Anthony's Hospital | 0 | Near Dillon, CO | |
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| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 04-Apr-2024 07:14 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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