ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 45472
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| Date: | Friday 2 August 2002 |
| Time: | 19:52 |
| Type: |  Bell 412 |
| Owner/operator: | Air Center Helicopters, Inc. |
| Registration: | N464AC |
| MSN: | 33186 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 5207 hours |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 10 |
| Other fatalities: | 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Minor |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Rantoul, IL -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Executive |
| Departure airport: | Rantoul, IL (TIP) |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The helicopter's main rotor blade contacted a photographer fatally injuring him. Before lift off, ground crew informed the pilot that there were four canopies in the vicinity of the takeoff area. The pilot immediately took off and began following a mowed grass area adjacent to an area of corn in which the photographer was standing in and unseen by the pilot. The pilot then executed a steep right bank turn several feet off the ground contacting the photographer with the tip of the main rotor blade.
Probable Cause: The congested takeoff and landing area and the low altitude flight maneuver performed by the pilot.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB: https://www.ntsb.gov/_layouts/ntsb.aviation/brief.aspx?ev_id=20020806X01314&key=1
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 28-Oct-2008 00:45 | ASN archive | Added |
| 13-Aug-2010 14:56 | Alpine Flight | Updated [Total fatalities, Total occupants, Source] |
| 21-Dec-2016 19:24 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
| 09-Dec-2017 17:15 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Operator, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
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