ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 30420
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| Date: | Thursday 9 September 1999 |
| Time: | 10:30 LT |
| Type: |  Bell 206B JetRanger |
| Owner/operator: | Darrel Paul Bassuener |
| Registration: | N4010G |
| MSN: | 183 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1968 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 14842 hours |
| Engine model: | Allison 250-C20 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | near Nekoosa, Wood County, Wisconsin -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Survey |
| Departure airport: | , WI |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The pilot said he took off from the southeast side of a building and flew west. He stated he turned and flew north. He turned right and flew to the east. He said he 'experienced a hard gust of wind on my tail, causing the aircraft to enter a right spin.' He applied full left rudder and the helicopter did not stop its spinning. He stated he lowered 'the nose in an attempt to fly out of the spin, but to no avail again.' The pilot stated, 'I would need to attempt an auto-rotation to a safe landing.' He said that the 'landing was hard and the tail spun and hit two cars in the parking lot.' The pass was done in slow cruise. The pilot reported no preimpact mechanical failures or malfunctions. The pilot checked wind before the flight. The wind was 270 degrees at 15 knots.
Probable Cause: the pilot's inadequate compensation for wind gusts. Factors were the wind gusts and the two vehicles parked nearby.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB CHI99LA334
FAA register: NTSB: https://www.ntsb.gov/_layouts/ntsb.aviation/brief.aspx?ev_id=20001212X19710&key=1
FAA register: 2. http://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/NNum_Results.aspx?NNumbertxt=4010G
3. https://flightaware.com/resources/registration/N4010G
NTSB: https://www.ntsb.gov/_layouts/ntsb.aviation/brief.aspx?ev_id=20001212X19710&key=1
FAA register: 2. http://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/NNum_Results.aspx?NNumbertxt=4010G
3. https://flightaware.com/resources/registration/N4010G
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 27-Sep-2008 01:00 | ASN archive | Added |
| 18-Apr-2009 12:34 | harro | Updated |
| 12-Apr-2015 14:45 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Operator, Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 14-Dec-2017 09:03 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Operator, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 07-Apr-2024 18:06 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Operator, Other fatalities, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, Category, Accident report] |
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