ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 135506
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Date: | Friday 4 July 1986 |
Time: | 14:02 |
Type: | Robinson R22 |
Owner/operator: | Helicopters Inc. |
Registration: | N2385X |
MSN: | 0537 |
Year of manufacture: | 1986 |
Total airframe hrs: | 465 hours |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
Category: | Accident |
Location: | Islamorada, Monroe County, Florida -
United States of America
|
Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
Nature: | Private |
Departure airport: | |
Destination airport: | Fort Lauderdale Executive Airport (FXE/KFXE) |
Investigating agency: | NTSB |
Confidence Rating: | Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
Narrative:Witnesses reported seeing the helicopter flying at approx. 8-10 feet off the water at Islamorada, Florida. It entered a left turn and the helicopter descended, striking the water with a skid, cartwheeled, and crashed. Pilot and passenger safe. Aircraft destroyed. Per the official NTSB report, the cause of the accident was attributed to "Pilot in Command misjudged altitude"
Sources:
1. NTSB Identification: MIA86FA199 at
https://www.ntsb.gov/_layouts/ntsb.aviation/brief.aspx?ev_id=20001213X34237&key=1 2. FAA:
http://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/NNum_Results.aspx?NNumbertxt=2385X 3.
http://www.planetrace.co.uk/r22_0501-1000_29.html 4.
http://www.griffin-helicopters.co.uk/accidentdetails.aspx?accidentkey=1228 Revision history:
Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
12-Feb-2016 17:50 |
Dr.John Smith |
Updated [Time, Cn, Location, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
18-Sep-2016 19:57 |
Dr.John Smith |
Updated [Operator, Location, Source, Narrative] |
21-Dec-2016 19:26 |
ASN Update Bot |
Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
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