ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 132960
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| Date: | Sunday 21 January 1990 |
| Time: | 21:20 |
| Type: |  Robinson R22B |
| Owner/operator: | William R. Hose |
| Registration: | N8013K |
| MSN: | 968 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 296 hours |
| Engine model: | LYCOMING O-320-B2C |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Parlier, 5.5 miles ESE of Selma, Fresno County, California -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | |
| Parlier, Fresno County, California | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
THE PILOT OBTAINED THE WEATHER CONDITIONS AT THE PRIVATELY OWNED HELIPAD BEFORE DEPARTING ON THE ACCIDENT FLIGHT. WHILE EN ROUTE TO THE HELIPAD, HE OBSERVED GROUND FOG IN THE AREA. THE GROUND FOG BECAME SO DENSE THAT HE OVERFLEW THE HELIPAD AND ENTERED THE FOG. WHILE LOOKING FOR A VISUAL REFERENCE, THE HELICOPTER'S DESCENT RATE INCREASED. BEFORE THE PILOT COULD ARREST THE DESCENT, THE HELICOPTER COLLIDED WITH THE TERRAIN.
PROBABLE CAUSE:THE PILOT'S FLIGHT INTO THE KNOWN ADVERSE WEATHER AND HIS INADVERTENT DESCENT TO THE GROUND. FACTORS IN THE ACCIDENT WERE: THE FOG CONDITION AND SPATIAL DISORIENTATION OF THE PILOT.
Sources:
1. NTSB Identification: LAX90LA076 at https://www.ntsb.gov/_layouts/ntsb.aviation/brief.aspx?ev_id=20001212X22442&key=1
2. FAA: http://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/NNum_Results.aspx?omni=Home-N-Number&nNumberTxt=8013K
3. http://www.griffin-helicopters.co.uk/accidentdetails.aspx?accidentkey=1192
4. http://www.planetrace.co.uk/r22_0501-1000_29.html
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 08-Feb-2016 22:46 | Dr.John Smith | Updated [Time, Location, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 19-Sep-2016 19:36 | Dr.John Smith | Updated [Location, Destination airport, Source] |
| 21-Dec-2016 19:25 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
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