ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 145320
Last updated: 19 June 2013
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| Date: | 26-APR-2012 |
| Time: | 16:52 CDT |
| Type: |  Bell 206B JetRanger III |
| Operator: | Chesapeake Bay Helicopters Inc. |
| Registration: | N2068X |
| C/n / msn: | 3393 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Airplane damage: | Substantial |
| Location: | Rick Husband Amarillo International Airport - KAMA, Amarillo, TX -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Calibration/Inspection |
| Departure airport: | KDUX |
| KAMA |
A Bell 206B JetRanger III helicopter, being used to scan utility transmission lines, crashed during a landing attempt at Rick Husband Amarillo International Airport (KAMA), Amarillo, Texas, sustaining substantial damage.
The two occupants received minor injuries.
Sources:
http://www.newschannel10.com/story/17847930/pilot-hurt-helicopter-crash-landing-in-amarillo
http://www.beaumontenterprise.com/news/article/Pilot-hurt-in-helicopter-crash-landing-in-Amarillo-3515542.php
http://www.faa.gov/data_research/accident_incident/preliminary_data/media/J_0427_N.txt
http://www.ntsb.gov/aviationquery/brief.aspx?ev_id=20120427X22656&key=1
http://www.flickr.com/photos/concord977/6228376893/in/faves-euroastar350/ (photo)
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 28-Apr-2012 05:57 | gerard57 | Added |
| 28-Apr-2012 07:51 | RobertMB | Updated [Date, Time, Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Operator, Location, Nature, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 10-May-2012 23:40 | Geno | Updated [Time, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
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