ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 134961
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| Date: | Tuesday 26 June 2007 |
| Time: | 14:30 |
| Type: |  Bell 206B |
| Owner/operator: | University of North Dakota |
| Registration: | N96ND |
| MSN: | 4400 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1996 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 2250 hours |
| Engine model: | Rolls-Royce 250-C20J |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Grand Forks, ND -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | Grand Forks, ND (GFK) |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The student pilot hover taxied the helicopter from the ramp to a sod area, where he landed the helicopter. The CFI then took the controls. The CFI reported that when the helicopter lifted off the ground, a gust of wind pitched the nose up and the helicopter drifted rearward. The right side skid caught the ground and the helicopter subsequently rolled on its side, causing damage to both the main and tail rotor blades, the cabin, and the landing gear skids. An examination of the helicopter revealed no pre-impact anomalies. Wind conditions reported near the time of the accident were: Wind 270 degrees at 15 knots, gusting to 22 knots.
Probable Cause: The certified flight instructor's inadequate compensation for the gusting wind conditions and failure to maintain control of the helicopter during a hover for takeoff. A factor contributing to the accident was the gusting wind conditions.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB: https://www.ntsb.gov/_layouts/ntsb.aviation/brief.aspx?ev_id=20070712X00922&key=1
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 21-Dec-2016 19:26 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
| 04-Dec-2017 18:41 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Operator, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
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