ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 43270
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| Date: | Friday 4 February 2000 |
| Time: | 21:45 |
| Type: |  McDonnell Douglas MD 500E (369E) |
| Owner/operator: | Jack Setton |
| Registration: | F-GIHC |
| MSN: | 0376E |
| Year of manufacture: | 1989 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Sea off Grand Turk -
 Turks and Caicos Islands
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Grand Turk International Airport (MBGT) |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
The helicopter crashed into the sea while attempting to land on a yacht. The accident happened at night (21:45 hours Local Time) with no moon but good visibility. Nevertheless, there would have been no visual reference points other than the lights on the yacht.
On arrival at the yacht, the helicopter had overflown the boat, and then made a left 360 degree turn to come round for a second approach. After completing this first turn, the pilot began a right turn but, at this point, it would appear that he became disoriented and lost control. During the first approach the pilot had reportedly radioed "I'm in trouble".
The helicopter had earlier taken off from Grand Turk International Airport
Sources:
1. NTSB Identification: MIA00WA084 at https://www.ntsb.gov/_layouts/ntsb.aviation/brief2.aspx?_ev_id=20001212X20548&ntsbno=MIA00WA084&akey=1
2. http://web.archive.org/web/20120928112413/http://www.immat.aviation-civile.gouv.fr:80/immat/servlet/aeronef_liste.html;jsessionid=0C212EFB34D7177541AF54B5297D57C5
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 24-Oct-2008 10:30 | ASN archive | Added |
| 20-Aug-2016 21:32 | Dr.John Smith | Updated [Operator, Location, Narrative] |
| 20-Aug-2016 21:37 | Dr.John Smith | Updated [Time, Cn, Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
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