ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 362694
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| Date: | Tuesday 10 November 1992 |
| Time: | 13:00 LT |
| Type: |  Bell 206B III |
| Owner/operator: | Rmh Aerologging, Inc |
| Registration: | N21424 |
| MSN: | 3466 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1981 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 9673 hours |
| Engine model: | Allison 250-C20B |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Elf Point Camp, AK -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Unknown |
| Departure airport: | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
THE HELICOPTER WHICH WAS DRAGGING A LONGLINE CABLE, SNAGGED A STUMP WITH THE CABLE DURING AN APPROACH TO A LANDING SITE. THE HELICOPTER COLLIDED WITH GROUND DAMAGING LANDING SKID MOUNTING STRUCTURE AND STRIKING THE TAIL ROTOR. THE COMPANY DID NOT NOTIFY THE FAA OR NTSB BEFORE TRANSPORTING THE HELICOPTER BY VESSEL FOR REPAIR. THE COMPANY MGMT TOLD NTSB THAT 'THEY DETERMINED IT WAS NOT REPORTABLE BECAUSE OF LIMITED DAMAGE.' MANUACTURER'S REPS AND FAA AIRWORTHINESS INSPECTORS CONFIRMED SUBSANTIAL DAMAGE. COMPANY MGMT TOLD NTSB THAT IT WAS SIMPLY A CASE OF DRAGGING A LONGLINE WHILE LANDING, (SOMETHING THAT) OCCURS IN THE LOGGING BUSINESS.
Probable Cause: THE PILOT MISJUDGED CLEARANCE AND DRAGGED AN EXTERNAL LOAD LONGLINE CABLE WHILE LANDING.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB ANC93LA015
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 17 June 1993 | N21424 | Rocky Mountain Helicopters Inc | 0 | Annette Bay, near Ketchikan, Alaska | |
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| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 18-Mar-2024 09:17 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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