ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 294961
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| Date: | Friday 28 November 2003 |
| Time: | 22:08 LT |
| Type: |  Bell 206L1 |
| Owner/operator: | Air Evac Leasing Corporation |
| Registration: | N103AE |
| MSN: | 45597 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1981 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 33139 hours |
| Engine model: | Allison 250 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Paris, Arkansas -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Ferry/positioning |
| Departure airport: | Paris, AR (7M6) |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The medical evacuation helicopter was responding to a request for an air ambulance medical transfer. The operator reported that the aircraft experienced a blade separation from the aircraft during startup. The 10,650-hour pilot reported that he started the aircraft with the main rotor still tied down. Recognition of this error came too late in the start sequence, and one of the main rotor blades broke and separated from the aircraft. The preflight was "rushed" due to pressure induced by the air ambulance mission.
Probable Cause: The pilot's failure to remove the main rotor tiedown prior to engine startup. Contributing factors were the pressure induced by conditions/events, improper preflight of the aircraft, and dark night conditions,
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB FTW04CA030
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 8 June 2002 | N103AE | Air Evac Ems, Inc. | 0 | Dover, Arkansas | |
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 12-Oct-2022 16:16 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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