ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 148259
Last updated: 19 June 2013
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| Date: | 31-AUG-2012 |
| Time: | 10:30 LT |
| Type: |  Bell 407 |
| Operator: | NY State Police |
| Registration: | N11SP |
| C/n / msn: | 53530 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Airplane damage: | Substantial |
| Location: | Batavia, Steuben County, near Bath, NY -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | - |
| Departure airport: | |
A state trooper who is a pilot assigned to the State Police Aviation Unit was injured Friday morning in Steuben County in what State Police described as a "hard landing."
Returning from a search mission, the aircraft, a Bell 407, N11SP, registered to the State of New York, experienced an inflight loss of the tail rotor section and subsequently impacted wooded terrain in Steuben County near Bath, New York.
The helicopter sustained substantial damage and the sole pilot received minor injuries.
Sources:
http://www.timesunion.com/local/article/Police-helicopter-crash-lands-3831319.php
http://www.democratandchronicle.com/article/20120831/NEWS01/308310029/helicopter-crash-New-York-State-Police-Steuben-County?odyssey=nav%7Chead
http://www.faa.gov/data_research/accident_incident/preliminary_data/events01/media/19_11SP.txt
http://www.airport-data.com/aircraft/N11SP.html
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 01-Sep-2012 02:55 | gerard57 | Added |
| 03-Sep-2012 00:43 | 38.123.26.212 | Updated [Registration, Operator, Phase, Nature, Source] |
| 05-Sep-2012 09:40 | Geno | Updated [Time, Cn, Location, Source, Damage, Narrative] |
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