ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 22734
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| Date: | Sunday 17 July 1994 |
| Time: | 11:30 LT |
| Type: |  Bell UH-1B |
| Owner/operator: | Gary Knight |
| Registration: | N9645A |
| MSN: | 303 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1961 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 8635 hours |
| Engine model: | Lycoming T53-L13B |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | near Pilot Rock, OR -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Unknown |
| Departure airport: | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
THE 27000 HOUR HELICOPTER PILOT RECALLED THE AIRCRAFT ROTATING COUNTERCLOCKWISE AROUND ITS VERTICAL AXIS PRIOR TO THE CRASH. HE ATTEMPTED TO MANEUVER NEAR HIS LOGGING CREW FOR RESCUE AFTER THE IMMINENT CRASH, AND RECALLED THAT THE PEDALS WOULD NOT MOVE, OR THAT THE LEFT PEDAL APPEARED TO BE STUCK. NO EVIDENCE OF A MECHANICAL DEFICIENCY WAS DISCOVERED DURING THE POST-CRASH INSPECTION OF THE AIRCRAFT, OR COMPONENT INSPECTION OR DISASSEMBLY.
Probable Cause: DIRECTIONAL CONTROL WAS NOT MAINTAINED FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB SEA94LA183
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 08-Sep-2008 05:13 | Vaclav Kudela | Added |
| 21-Dec-2016 19:14 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
| 21-Dec-2016 19:16 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
| 21-Dec-2016 19:20 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
| 10-Apr-2024 05:57 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Phase, Source, Narrative, Category, Accident report] |
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