ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 140046
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| Date: | Thursday 24 November 2011 |
| Time: | 18:30 |
| Type: |  Robinson R44 Raven II |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N821JV |
| MSN: | 10155 |
| Year of manufacture: | 2003 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 1142 hours |
| Engine model: | Lycoming IO-540-AE1A5 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Ten Mile Lake, near Hackensack, MN -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Alexandria, MN (AXN) |
| Hackensack, MN | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The pilot was maneuvering the helicopter for a landing near his residence and entered a low hover over a lake in dark night conditions about 200 yards from the shore and his residence. The passenger stated that she was not sure why the pilot decided to do that maneuver before landing. While in the low hover over the water, the passenger saw a yellow/orange flash and water splash on the windscreen. The helicopter yawed to the right and went into the water. Postaccident examination of the airframe and engine did not reveal any anomalies that would have precluded normal operation.
Probable Cause: The helicopter's sudden yaw and subsequent impact with the water for reasons that could not be determined during postaccident examination of the helicopter and its systems.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 24-Nov-2011 23:53 | gerard57 | Added |
| 25-Nov-2011 10:39 | Alpine Flight | Updated [Aircraft type, Total occupants, Damage, Narrative] |
| 25-Nov-2011 21:42 | RobertMB | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Total fatalities, Other fatalities, Location, Source, Damage, Narrative] |
| 27-Nov-2011 08:44 | RobertMB | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Operator, Source, Narrative] |
| 29-Nov-2011 23:23 | Anon. | Updated [Narrative] |
| 02-Dec-2011 11:47 | Geno | Updated [Time, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 21-Dec-2016 19:26 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
| 27-Nov-2017 17:24 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Operator, Other fatalities, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
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