ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 288007
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| Date: | Wednesday 6 October 2010 |
| Time: | 12:18 LT |
| Type: |  Schweizer 269C-1 |
| Owner/operator: | Bristow Academy Inc |
| Registration: | N2074B |
| MSN: | 0338 |
| Year of manufacture: | 2008 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 1916 hours |
| Engine model: | Lycoming HIO-360-G1A |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Titusville, Florida -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Titusville, FL |
| Titusville, FL | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
According to the pilot, he was maneuvering the helicopter about 1,000 feet above ground level when he noticed a large bird located to the right of his flight path. As the bird started to circle toward the helicopter, the pilot attempted to avoid it by making a sharp left turn. When the helicopter was in a steep left bank, the pilot felt a "thump" in the airframe and cyclic control. The cyclic became sluggish and less responsive than normal. The pilot initiated a controlled descent and landed the helicopter in the median of a highway. An examination of the helicopter by a Federal Aviation Administration inspector revealed that the main rotor blades required replacement. The pilot reported that prior to the bird impacting the helicopter, there were no mechanical malfunctions or failures that would have precluded normal operation
Probable Cause: An inadvertent in-flight collision with a bird.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB ERA11CA012
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 04-Oct-2022 17:37 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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