ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 360652
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| Date: | Friday 1 April 1994 |
| Time: | 13:45 LT |
| Type: |  Aerospatiale AS-350-B2 |
| Owner/operator: | Alpine Pacific, Inc. |
| Registration: | N59715 |
| MSN: | 2581 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 560 hours |
| Engine model: | TURBOMECA ARRIEL 1D1 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 6 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Telluride, CO -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Unknown |
| Departure airport: | |
| (KTEX) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
WHILE CONDUCTING A VISUAL APPROACH TO A LANDING ZONE AT 12,800 FEET MSL IN MOUNTAINOUS TERRAIN, THE PILOT MADE A RIGHT TURN FROM DOWN WIND TO BASE TO FINAL WHICH PLACED THE HELICOPTER IN A DOWN SLOPE WIND CONDITION. THE HELICOPTER SETTLED, TURNED TO THE LEFT AROUND THE VERTICAL AXIS, AND IMPACTED THE SIDE OF THE MOUNTAIN BELOW THE LANDING ZONE. THE TAIL BOOM SEPARATED AND THE FUSELAGE ROLLED DOWN THE MOUNTAIN SIDE DURING WHICH TIME THE PASSENGERS WERE EJECTED. THE INVESTIGATION PROVIDED NO EVIDENCE OF PREIMPACT FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION. MAXIMUM GROSS WEIGHT WAS 4960 POUNDS. ACTUAL GROSS WEIGHT WAS 4375 POUNDS.
Probable Cause: FAILURE BY THE PILOT TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT. FACTORS WERE UNFAVORABLE WINDS AND IMPROPER APPROACH PLANNING.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB FTW94FA114
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 16-Mar-2024 09:41 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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