ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 296904
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| Date: | Wednesday 24 July 2002 |
| Time: | 11:45 LT |
| Type: |  Bell 206B |
| Owner/operator: | Seaside Helicopters, LLC |
| Registration: | N60PH |
| MSN: | 304 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1969 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 4291 hours |
| Engine model: | Allison 250-C20B |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Elsie, Oregon -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Newberg, OR (17S) |
| Seaside, OR (56S) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The pilot of the Bell 206B rotorcraft was en route at 110-115 miles per hour in level cruise flight approximately 1,500 feet above ground level (agl) when the right front windscreen shattered and separated from the windscreen frame. The rotorcraft yawed to the right and entered into a descending right turn which the pilot recovered from approximately 500 feet agl. An FAA inspector who examined the helicopter after the accident reported that the center portion of the windscreen had broken inward, with the windscreen edges remaining attached to the airframe. The FAA inspector reported that his examination did not reveal any evidence of a bird strike. The windscreen had been replaced in 1992 and a warp was noted on the far right side of the pilot's windscreen when the rotorcraft was acquired by the operator. The pilot reported that a mechanic associated with the previous owner said that the warp was from an unknown heat source in the past, although this could not be positively related to the accident separation.
Probable Cause: The shattering and separation of the forward right (pilot's) windscreen for undetermined reason(s).
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB SEA02LA137
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 14-Oct-2022 12:11 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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