ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 222869
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| Date: | Monday 11 March 2019 |
| Time: | 16:35 |
| Type: |  McDonnell Douglas MD 500E (369E) |
| Owner/operator: | Aeropower |
| Registration: | 4X-BDJ |
| MSN: | 0315E |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | near Mount Meron -
 Israel
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| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Cargo |
| Departure airport: | |
| Investigating agency: | AIAI |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The helicopter was engaged in an operation of of placing power poles on Mount Meron. Towards the end of the work, while hovering over a power pole, for stabilization and alignment after burying it in the ground, the helicopter tail boom hit the top of the power pole, on its left side, and immediately afterwards the tail rotor hit the pole and broke. Following the loss of the tail rotor, the helicopter fell on its side, on the side of Mount Meron, over Moshav Meron.
The main rotor hit the ground while rotating with the engine power and disintegrated. The pilot was injured and evacuated to Rambam Hospital by the 669th Rescue Unit of the Air Force.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
https://koide9enisrael.blogspot.com/2019/03/32-ans-apres-avoir-sauve-le-pilote-de.html
https://hamodia.com/2019/03/11/helicopter-crashes-mount-meron-pilot-injured/
https://www.theyeshivaworld.com/news/israel-news/1692936/watch-it-helicopter-installing-high-voltage-power-lines-crashes-near-meron-suffers-only-minor-injuries.html
https://www.jetphotos.com/photo/8719893 (photo)
Media:
WATCH IT: Helicopter Installing High-Voltage Power Lines Crashes Near Meron; Only Minor Injuries https://t.co/OXxv2Dqmm1 via @@ywn
— Aerossurance (@Aerossurance) March 12, 2019
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 12-Mar-2019 12:18 | gerard57 | Added |
| 12-Mar-2019 12:33 | gerard57 | Updated [Operator, Source] |
| 12-Mar-2019 12:48 | RobertMB | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Operator, Location, Source, Narrative] |
| 12-Mar-2019 13:00 | Aerossurance | Updated [Location, Nature, Source, Embed code, Narrative] |
| 15-May-2022 09:16 | harro | Updated [Time, Embed code, Narrative, Accident report] |
| 04-Dec-2023 14:50 | harro | Updated [Other fatalities] |
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