ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 75919
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| Date: | Sunday 9 April 1989 |
| Time: | 06:49 |
| Type: |  MBB BK 117A-4 |
| Owner/operator: | Memorial Hermann Hospital System |
| Registration: | N120HH |
| MSN: | 7132 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 529 hours |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 3 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Houston, TX -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Ambulance |
| Departure airport: | Houston, TX |
| Channelview, TX | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
Crashed after tail rotor contacted top of a building on take-off from a temporary landing zone in a parking lot.
The National Transportation Safety Board determines the probable cause(s) of this accident as follows:
FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO MAINTAIN CLEARANCE FROM THE OBSTRUCTION (GARAGE). FACTORS RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WERE: DARKNESS, ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS, PERSONNEL IN THE AREA OF THE TEMPORARY HELIPORT, LACK OF SECURITY PROVIDED BY HOSPITAL MANAGEMENT, WHICH RESULTED IN A NECESSITY FOR THE PLT TO DIVERT HIS ATTENTION, AND THE PILOT'S LACK OF VISUAL QUES.
Sources:
https://www.ntsb.gov/_layouts/ntsb.aviation/brief.aspx?ev_id=20001213X28090&key=1
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 25-Jul-2010 00:11 | Alpine Flight | Added |
| 25-Jul-2010 03:07 | Alpine Flight | Updated [Date] |
| 20-Aug-2010 02:51 | TB | Updated [Aircraft type] |
| 20-Aug-2010 05:01 | TB | Updated [Operator] |
| 20-Nov-2012 03:53 | TB | Updated [Phase, Source, Narrative] |
| 24-Apr-2016 19:33 | Aerossurance | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
| 21-Dec-2016 19:25 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
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