ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 383005
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| Date: | Saturday 13 November 1982 |
| Time: | 10:55 LT |
| Type: |  Aerospatiale SA 316B Alouette III |
| Owner/operator: | Life Flight, Allegheny General |
| Registration: | N72590 |
| MSN: | 1509 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 5132 hours |
| Engine model: | TURBOMECA ARTTOUSTE III |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 3 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | West Mifflin, PA -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Taxi |
| Nature: | Unknown |
| Departure airport: | Pittsburgh, PA |
| Pittsburgh, PA | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
PILOT TURNED AIRCRAFT INTO THE WIND TO PERFORM POWER CHECK. APPROXIMATELY 3-5 FT ABOVE THE GROUND THE PILOT REPORTEDLY BEGAN RECEIVING FEEDBACK THROUGH THE CYCLIC. MODERATE THEN SEVERE VIBRATION OF THE AIRFRAME WAS REPORTED. AIRCRAFT YAWED 90 DEGREES LEFT AND THE PILOT LOWERED THE AIRCRAFT TO THE GROUND. THERE WAS SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE MAIN ROTOR BLADES, TAILBOOM, VERTICAL FINS, TAIL ROTOR DRIVESHAFT AND TAIL ROTOR.
Probable Cause:
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB NYC83LA028
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 2 April 1988 | N72590 | Rocky Mountain Helicopters | 0 | Silver Plume, CO | |
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| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 02-Apr-2024 19:59 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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