ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 284039
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| Date: | Wednesday 28 November 2007 |
| Time: | 08:20 LT |
| Type: |  Bell 222 UT |
| Owner/operator: | C J Systems Aviation Group |
| Registration: | N222LF |
| MSN: | 47528 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1984 |
| Engine model: | Lycoming LTS 101-750 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Casper, WY (KCAP) -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Standing |
| Nature: | Ferry/positioning |
| Departure airport: | Casper, WY (KCAP) |
| Casper, WY (KCAP) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
A Bell 222 helicopter, N222LF, operated by C J Systems Aviation Group, was substantially damaged when during the engine start at the Casper Medical Center, Casper, Wyoming; a wind gust forced the main rotor blade into the left vertical stabilizer fin and tail boom. The positioning flight was being conducted under the provisions of Title 14 CFR Part 91. The commercial pilot on board was not injured. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time of accident. The wind conditions At Natrona County Airport, 6 miles west of the hospital were reported as out of the west at 30 knots.
Probable Cause: High winds forcing the helicopter's main rotor blade to strike the helicopter vertical stabilizer and tail boom during engine start, causing substantial damage.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB DEN08CA035
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 6 April 2001 | N222LF | Corporate Jets, Inc. | 0 | Alcova, WY | |
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 30-Sep-2022 06:54 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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