ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 30759
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| Date: | Friday 12 February 1999 |
| Time: | 18:20 LT |
| Type: |  Aérospatiale AS 355F1 Ecureuil |
| Owner/operator: | Corporate Jet Inc |
| Registration: | N355MF |
| MSN: | 5100 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1981 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 3608 hours |
| Engine model: | Allison C-20-F |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 3 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | 944 Islington Street, Toledo, Lucas County, Ohio -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Ferry/positioning |
| Departure airport: | Toledo, OH (NONE) |
| Toledo, OH (NONE) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The flight departed the hospital for a routine Night VFR patient pickup and transport. Approximately 5 miles from Toledo Express Airport, the pilot received Toledo Express' current weather which included 1/4 mile in heavy snow showers. The pilot aborted the flight. Twenty seconds later Toledo advised the pilot that visibility had improved to 3 miles. Also, a company pilot operating in the vicinity of the pilot's destination, reported 2 to 3 miles of visibility, and a couple of snow squalls that could easily be circumnavigated. With this information the pilot elected to resume the mission, but once on course, he still felt flight conditions were inadequate. He aborted the flight for a second time. While en route to the departure point, the helicopter entered IMC. According to the flight nurse 'the pilot was fighting the helicopter with both hands.' The flight doctor stated that he lost visual contact with the ground for approximately 2 minutes, and regained it just before impact. The helicopter impacted a tree, and then a house seriously injuring the three occupants. In addition, the weather forecast obtained by the pilot prior to departure did not match actual conditions.
Probable Cause: The pilot's decision to continue the flight which resulted in inadvertent flight into IMC, and the subsequent spatial disorientation and loss of control. A factor in the accident was the inaccuracy of the weather forecast.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB NYC99LA059
FAA register: FAA register: 2. FAA: http://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/NNum_Results.aspx?omni=Home-N-Number&nNumberTxt=355MF
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 27-Sep-2008 01:00 | ASN archive | Added |
| 20-Oct-2012 10:22 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Country, Phase, Source, Damage, Narrative] |
| 06-Jul-2014 18:04 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Location, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 06-Jul-2014 18:14 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Location, Source, Narrative] |
| 26-Nov-2017 10:00 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Operator, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 30-Jan-2022 07:42 | BEAVERSPOTTER | Updated [Aircraft type, Country, Source] |
| 30-Jan-2022 07:42 | harro | Updated [Country] |
| 08-Apr-2024 09:45 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Other fatalities, Country, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, Accident report] |
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