ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 30428
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| Date: | Tuesday 31 August 1999 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Bell 205A-1 |
| Owner/operator: | U.S. Forest Service, lsf Farm Development |
| Registration: | N205BD |
| MSN: | 30097 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1971 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Location: | Lydia, TX -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Fire fighting |
| Departure airport: | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Little or no information is available |
The helicopter was operating on behalf of the US Forest Service and was being used to control a grass fire. However, while climbing away after charging its bambi bucket in a small lake the helicopter suddenly yawed and the pilot noted that the engine out light had come on. The helicopter settled into the water rolled over and sank.
Sources:
https://registry.faa.gov/
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 29 July 1985 | C-GRUW | Frontier Helicopters | 0 | 23 mls ENE Fairmont Hot Springs, BC |  |
sub |
| 27 February 1990 | C-GRUW | Paramount Air | 0 | near Oliver, BC | |
sub |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 27-Sep-2008 01:00 | ASN archive | Added |
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