ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 150828
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| Date: | Thursday 22 November 2012 |
| Time: | 13:10 |
| Type: |  Aérospatiale AS 355F Twin Star |
| Owner/operator: | Pioneer Caribbean Logistics Ltd. |
| Registration: | C6-APV |
| MSN: | 5191 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1982 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 5 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Bakers Bay Resort, Great Guana Cay, North Abaco -
 Bahamas
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Marsh Harbour-Leonard M. Thompson International Airport (MHH/MYAM) |
| Baker's Bay Resort | |
| Investigating agency: | BAID |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
One person was killed and three others seriously injured, when a helicopter crashed at Great Guana Cay, North Abaco, Bahamas. The pilot attempted to land at Baker´s Bay, when a wind gust forced the helicopter to crash.
PROBABLE CAUSE
The probable cause of this accident has been determined as pilot error due to poor decision making and loss of situational awareness while attempting to land a helicopter in an uncertified landing zone with wind conditions exceeding the capabilities of the helicopter.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
http://wgme.com/template/inews_wire/wires.international/27adbf31-www.wgme.com.shtml
http://www.tribune242.com/news/2012/nov/22/breaking-news-one-dead-four-injured-helicopter-cra/
http://www.bea.aero/fr/enquetes/2012/2012.semaine.47.pdf
https://www.ntsb.gov/aviationquery/brief.aspx?ev_id=20121123X80901&key=1
https://www.caribjournal.com/2012/11/26/bahamas-releases-preliminary-report-on-abaco-helicopter-crash/
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/11/22/helicopter-crash-bahamas-bakers-bay-jeffrey-soffer-fontainebleau_n_2176451.html
http://www.businessinsider.com/jeff-soffer-sued-over-helicopter-crash-2013-12
http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/08/25/us-bahamas-helicopter-crash-idUSKBN0GP1ZT20140825
https://jetwashphotos.wordpress.com/2012/11/27/c6-apv-aerospatiale-as355f1-ecureuil-ii-nas/
https://6f0351cf-8d71-43fe-8c35-5f33d1ae82bf.filesusr.com/ugd/fbeb16_60183677af81472c8d744d0021321738.pdf
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 22-Nov-2012 23:08 | Alpine Flight | Added |
| 27-Nov-2012 07:29 | Alpine Flight | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Registration, Operator, Destination airport, Source] |
| 29-Nov-2012 09:15 | Geno | Updated [Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source] |
| 26-Aug-2014 09:19 | Aerossurance | Updated [Source] |
| 09-May-2020 07:35 | KagurazakaHanayo | Updated [Cn, Total occupants, Source, Damage, Narrative] |
| 09-May-2020 07:35 | harro | Updated [Narrative, Accident report, ] |
| 09-May-2020 07:36 | harro | Updated [Operator, Accident report, ] |
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