ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 173518
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| Date: | Sunday 1 February 2015 |
| Time: | 15:16 |
| Type: |  Schweizer 269C-1 |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N20059 |
| MSN: | 0053 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1997 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 2797 hours |
| Engine model: | Lycoming HO-360-C1A |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Black River northwest Carthage, New York -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Unknown, NY |
| Unknown, NY | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The non-helicopter-rated pilot reported that while performing a bank, at low level, above a frozen river, he lost sight of the horizon and the helicopter impacted the frozen river. The helicopter came to rest on its left side, which resulted in substantial damage to the main rotor, tailboom, and cockpit structure. The non-helicopter-rated pilot further reported to a representative of the Federal Aviation Administration and Sheriff's Deputies that the helicopter was functioning "normally" at the time of impact and that "somehow I must have lost sight of the horizon in all the snow and ice." No preimpact malfunctions or abnormalities were noted with the helicopter that would have precluded normal operation.
Probable Cause: The non-helicopter-rated pilot's improper decision to operate the helicopter at low-level and his inability to adequately see the horizon over snow and ice, which resulted in controlled flight into terrain.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB
FAA register: http://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/NNum_Results.aspx?NNumbertxt=N20059
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 02-Feb-2015 15:09 | gerard57 | Added |
| 02-Feb-2015 17:19 | harro | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Location, Source] |
| 02-Feb-2015 17:22 | Geno | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Location, Source, Damage, Narrative] |
| 21-Dec-2016 19:28 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
| 01-Dec-2017 12:34 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Operator, Other fatalities, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
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