ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 76085
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| Date: | Tuesday 16 December 2003 |
| Time: | 19:08 |
| Type: |  MBB BK 117A-3 |
| Owner/operator: | C J Systems Aviation Group |
| Registration: | N911WJ |
| MSN: | 7050 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1985 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 5533 hours |
| Engine model: | Honeywell LTS101-650-B1 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 3 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Okeechobee, FL -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Ferry/positioning |
| Departure airport: | Sebring, FL |
| Stuart, FL (SUA) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The pilot was conducting a night positioning flight and encountered instrument flight conditions. The pilot did not follow company procedures for instrument flight conditions, and lost control of the helicopter due to spatial disorientation. The helicopter entered a spiraling decent and collided with trees and ground. There were no mechanical anomalies with the helicopter. The pilot had logged 200 hours total time in the make and model helicopter, and no actual instrument time in any type of helicopter except for simulated instrument flight time. According to the company written procedures the pilot was required to follow the checklist which stated in part, "Fly the aircraft, climb to altitude, do not get in a hurry, and contact approach or center."
Probable Cause: The pilot continued visual flight into instrument meteorological conditions and experienced spatial disorientation, loss of aircraft control, and in-flight collision with trees and terrain. Factors in the accident were the pilot's failure to follow company procedures, total lack of instrument flight time, and a dark night.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB: https://www.ntsb.gov/_layouts/ntsb.aviation/brief.aspx?ev_id=20031219X02060&key=1
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 25 May 1993 | N401PH | Petroleum Helicopters, Inc. | 0 | Lafayette, LA | |
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 07-Aug-2010 03:23 | Alpine Flight | Added |
| 19-Aug-2010 13:47 | TB | Updated [Aircraft type] |
| 19-Aug-2010 14:04 | TB | Updated [Operator] |
| 01-Nov-2012 11:46 | TB | Updated [Phase, Source] |
| 01-Nov-2012 11:51 | TB | Updated [Time, Source, Damage, Narrative] |
| 01-Nov-2012 11:53 | TB | Updated [Time, Source, Narrative] |
| 21-Dec-2016 19:25 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
| 08-Dec-2017 20:26 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Operator, Nature, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
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