ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 293555
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| Date: | Friday 24 June 2005 |
| Time: | 15:20 LT |
| Type: |  Bell 206L-3 |
| Owner/operator: | Act Two Inc. |
| Registration: | N311JX |
| MSN: | 51251 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1988 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 1028 hours |
| Engine model: | Allison 250-C30P |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 4 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Algonac, Michigan -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Pontiac-Oakland County International Airport, MI (PTK/KPTK) |
| Algonac, MI | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The helicopter sustained substantial damage on impact with power lines, a garage, and terrain during an approach to land at a field. The pilot's accident report stated, "After we came out of the turn approximately the area of [buildings], we experienced a definite loss of tail rotor effectiveness. The helicopter rotated to the right. I immediately went with forward cyclic and lowered the collective. After 1-2 turns and losing altitude I could see this correction would not take hold before hitting the 2 story home right below us. At this point my focus went to avoid this home and try to get us to the area of the field across the street. I raised the collective causing further rotation but slowing our descent rate. While maneuvering the helicopter to the open area we struck powerlines and fell nearly vertically on the helicopter's forward and left side on a driveway between a garage and the street."
Probable Cause: The pilot not maintaining helicopter control, the loss of tail rotor effectiveness he encountered, and his not maintaining clearance from objects during the approach. Factor were the low altitude, the transmission lines, and the garage.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB CHI05CA156
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 10-Oct-2022 07:37 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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