ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 76111
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| Date: | Sunday 10 December 2000 |
| Time: | 14:00 |
| Type: |  Kaman K-1200 K-Max |
| Owner/operator: | Grizzly Mountain Aviation |
| Registration: | N317KA |
| MSN: | 0025 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1998 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 4060 hours |
| Engine model: | Lycoming T-53-17A1 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Prineville, OR -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Ferry/positioning |
| Departure airport: | S39 |
| Newport, OR (ONP) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The pilot reported that while maneuvering for departure, the helicopter began to drift to the left. While attempting to correct the situation, the helicopter's left main landing gear hit the ground and the strut collapsed. The helicopter subsequently rolled over. The helicopter sustained substantial damage to the fuselage, tail boom and rotor blades. The 1356 METAR observation at Redmond, Oregon, (11 miles southwest of the accident location) reported winds from 310 degrees at 17 knots gusting to 21 knots. The pilot reported that the winds, at the time of the accident, were from the southwest at 15 knots, gusting to 29 knots. He also reported that there were no pre-accident mechanical failures that contributed to the accident.
Probable Cause: The pilot's failure to adequately compensate for wind conditions.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB: https://www.ntsb.gov/_layouts/ntsb.aviation/brief.aspx?ev_id=20001218X45443&key=1
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 07-Aug-2010 08:35 | Alpine Flight | Added |
| 21-Dec-2016 19:25 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
| 12-Dec-2017 19:36 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Cn, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
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