ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 221084
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| Date: | Wednesday 23 January 2019 |
| Time: | 11:43 |
| Type: |  Bell 206L-3 LongRanger III |
| Owner/operator: | Erickson Inc |
| Registration: | N8227J |
| MSN: | 51313 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1989 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 5088 hours |
| Engine model: | Rolls Royce M250-C30P |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Ashland, OR -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Rogue Valley Memorial Hospital Heliport, OR (OR99) |
| Rogue Valley Memorial Hospital Heliport, OR (OR99) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The purpose of the flight was for the pilot to accrue flight-time to fulfill annual flight-time insurance requirements. Radar data indicate that, after departure, the pilot flew the helicopter generally to the south of the departure airport, where the helicopter made various low-level maneuvers and then began to follow a highway northward. The helicopter made several turns during the final two minutes of recorded radar data before the last recorded data point, which was near to the accident site. Examination of the wreckage found no evidence of any engine or airframe anomalies that may have contributed to the accident.
At the time of the accident, weather forecasts and advisories for the accident area predicted areas of instrument meteorological conditions (IMC) and mountain obscuration and various cameras in the area captured images of low ceilings, fog, and obscuration. There was no record the pilot obtained a preflight weather briefing on the day of the accident. Had he obtained such a briefing, he likely would have been aware of the possibility of encountering below minimum weather conditions for helicopter operations.
The circumstances of the accident are consistent with the pilot encountering IMC, subsequently becoming spatially disoriented, and losing control of the helicopter.
Probable Cause: The pilot's decision to continue visual flight into deteriorating weather, which resulted in an encounter with instrument meteorological conditions and spatial disorientation leading to a loss of control.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
https://ktvl.com/news/local/crews-searching-for-downed-helicopter-in-colestin-valley
http://jacksoncountyor.org/sheriff/News/sar-responds-to-fatal-helicopter-crash
https://kobi5.com/news/update-helicopter-crashes-during-routine-training-flight-south-of-ashland-94414/
http://mailtribune.com/news/top-stories/one-dead-following-helicopter-crash
https://kobi5.com/news/94476-94476/
Data________________________
NTSB
http://www.oregontravels.com/_roads/sw_I5_SiskiyouSummitExit6_625.html
https://flightaware.com/live/flight/N8227J
https://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/NNum_Results.aspx?NNumbertxt=N8227J%20
https://www.jetphotos.com/photo/8626486 (photo)
Location
Images:
Photo: NTSB
Media:
UPDATE: The Jackson County Sheriff's Office medical examiner has identified the pilot in yesterday's helicopter crash as a 69-year-old Texas man. https://t.co/AT0iJcBji0
— News10 (@KTVL) 24 janvier 2019
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 24-Jan-2019 17:45 | Anon. | Added |
| 24-Jan-2019 17:46 | harro | Updated [Aircraft type, Departure airport] |
| 24-Jan-2019 19:13 | Aerossurance | Updated [Location, Phase, Source, Narrative] |
| 24-Jan-2019 19:14 | Aerossurance | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
| 24-Jan-2019 19:15 | Aerossurance | Updated [Source] |
| 24-Jan-2019 20:57 | Geno | Updated [Registration, Cn, Operator, Location, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 24-Jan-2019 23:15 | Iceman 29 | Updated [Time, Registration, Source, Embed code] |
| 25-Jan-2019 19:49 | Iceman 29 | Updated [Source, Embed code, Narrative] |
| 12-May-2022 16:00 | Aerossurance | Updated [Location, Phase, Nature, Narrative] |
| 20-May-2022 20:24 | Captain Adam | Updated [Time, Location, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, Category, Accident report, Photo] |
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