ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 41057
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| Date: | Tuesday 25 April 2000 |
| Time: | 12:16 |
| Type: |  MBB BK 117A-3 |
| Owner/operator: | Rocky Mountain Helicopters |
| Registration: | N428MB |
| MSN: | 7088 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1986 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 6642 hours |
| Engine model: | Honeywell/Lyc LTS101-650-B1 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 3 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | near St. Petersburg , FL -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Ferry/positioning |
| Departure airport: | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The medical service helicopter had completed a patient drop-off and was enroute to its' home base when it collided with a 649 foot radio tower. The operator stated that the flight was flying a newly established route in response to local noise complaints. Examination of the rotor system showed several indentations along the leading edges of two main rotor blades. There were also fresh mirroring indentations at the 480-foot level of the steel structure of the tower. No mechanical problems were discovered during the examination of the helicopter.
Probable Cause: The pilot's failure to maintain clearance that resulted in the in-flight collision with a tower.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB: https://www.ntsb.gov/_layouts/ntsb.aviation/brief.aspx?ev_id=20001212X20758&key=1
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 24-Oct-2008 10:30 | ASN archive | Added |
| 24-Jul-2010 12:37 | Alpine Flight | Updated [Aircraft type, Other fatalities, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source] |
| 20-Aug-2010 03:15 | TB | Updated [Aircraft type] |
| 20-Aug-2010 04:28 | TB | Updated [Operator] |
| 02-Nov-2012 13:18 | TB | Updated [Operator, Location, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 21-Dec-2016 19:23 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
| 12-Dec-2017 18:33 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
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