ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 30288
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| Date: | Wednesday 5 January 2000 |
| Time: | 14:08 |
| Type: |  Bell 206A JetRanger |
| Owner/operator: | Aviation Services Unlimited |
| Registration: | N206GR |
| MSN: | 615 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1971 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 11261 hours |
| Engine model: | Allison 250 C-20 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 4 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | near Brutus, New York -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Survey |
| Departure airport: | Penn Yan, NY (PED) |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The pilot was conducting an aerial observation of powerlines with three passengers onboard. The pilot stated he was heading westbound checking a cross arm at a slow hover. He then began to accelerate and turned east about 100 feet above the ground when a gust of wind pushed against the helicopter and the helicopter began to rotate to the right. The pilot attempted to accelerate into the wind to no avail and the aircraft 'corkscrewed' down into the ground. On the ground, the helicopter rolled on to its right side. Winds were reported out of the west at 280 degrees at 16 knots gusting to 22 knots 15 miles east of the accident site. No pre-impact deficiencies were reported with the engine or airframe.
Probable Cause: Was the pilot's failure to maintain directional control after encountering a loss of tail rotor effectiveness.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB: https://www.ntsb.gov/_layouts/ntsb.aviation/brief.aspx?ev_id=20001212X20377&key=1
FAA register: 2. http://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/NNum_Results.aspx?NNumbertxt=206GR
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 27-Sep-2008 01:00 | ASN archive | Added |
| 02-Oct-2009 11:38 | harro | Updated |
| 12-Apr-2015 21:22 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Aircraft type, Location, Source, Damage, Narrative] |
| 12-Apr-2015 21:23 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Operator, Narrative] |
| 12-Dec-2017 18:17 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Operator, Departure airport, Source, Damage, Narrative] |
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