ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 22960
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| Date: | Wednesday 20 April 2005 |
| Time: | 07:45 |
| Type: |  Bell 206B-3 JetRanger III |
| Owner/operator: | Heliworks, Inc. |
| Registration: | N2285B |
| MSN: | 3642 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1983 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 13440 hours |
| Engine model: | Allison 250-C20B |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 4 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Everglades National Park, near Coral Springs, FL -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Passenger - Non-Scheduled/charter/Air Taxi |
| Departure airport: | Fort Lauderdale, FL (KFXE) |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The pilot verbally stated that after takeoff, the flight proceeded approximately 15 miles west to Sawgrass Park where he landed and picked up three workers. He completed a load manifest and computed the weight and balance. He then proceeded to a site for vegetation eradication, and after landing, the workers got out, sprayed, then returned. He then departed again to another site where one of the workers got out, sprayed, and returned to the helicopter. He lifted up straight and the right side "popped up fast." He lowered collective and applied right cyclic to correct the roll which had no effect; the helicopter rolled onto its left side. He further reported that he did not perceive a problem with the helicopter or flight controls. NTSB examination of the cyclic and collective flight controls tube assemblies revealed no evidence of preimpact failure or malfunction. Bench testing of the left and right cyclic servo actuator, and the collective servo actuators revealed no evidence of preimpact failure.
Probable Cause: The pilot encountered dynamic rollover while lifting off from an area in the everglades with 6-7 foot tall sawgrass nearby.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB: https://www.ntsb.gov/_layouts/ntsb.aviation/brief.aspx?ev_id=20050516X00618&key=1
FAA register: http://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/NNum_Results.aspx?omni=Home-N-Number&nNumberTxt=2285B
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 27-Sep-2008 01:00 | ASN archive | Added |
| 26-Aug-2016 14:09 | Dr.John Smith | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 25-Sep-2016 16:34 | Aerossurance | Updated [Time, Location, Nature, Source, Narrative] |
| 25-Sep-2016 16:37 | Aerossurance | Updated [Aircraft type, Narrative] |
| 06-Dec-2017 15:25 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Operator, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Damage, Narrative] |
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