ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 169735
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| Date: | Thursday 11 September 2014 |
| Time: | 11:09 |
| Type: |  Bell 407 |
| Owner/operator: | Minuteman Aviation Inc |
| Registration: | N142MA |
| MSN: | 53123 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1996 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 5346 hours |
| Engine model: | Rolls Royce 250 SER |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | near Anticline Overlook, Monticello, UT -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Cargo |
| Departure airport: | Moab, UT |
| Moab, UT | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The helicopter had been dispatched to pickup and transport two ground crew members to a new location. The pilot positioned the helicopter with the front skids into up sloping terrain when the main rotor blades impacted a large boulder. The helicopter pitched back, rolled onto its right side, and slid down the hill before it came to a rest. During the accident sequence, the helicopter sustained substantial damage to the fuselage. The pilot reported no preimpact mechanical malfunctions or failures with the helicopter that would have precluded normal operation.
Probable Cause: The pilot's failure to ensure adequate clearance from terrain while landing on sloped terrain.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB
FAA register: http://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/NNum_Results.aspx?NNumbertxt=N142MA
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 12-Sep-2014 11:02 | gerard57 | Added |
| 12-Sep-2014 16:27 | Geno | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Location, Source, Damage] |
| 12-Sep-2014 18:24 | Aerossurance | Updated [Time, Source, Narrative] |
| 08-Oct-2014 13:55 | TB | Updated [Time, Location, Narrative] |
| 21-Dec-2016 19:28 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
| 30-Nov-2017 19:13 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Operator, Other fatalities, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
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