ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 45778
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| Date: | Friday 10 August 2001 |
| Time: | 14:28 |
| Type: |  Eurocopter AS 350B2 AStar |
| Owner/operator: | Papillon Grand Canyon Helicopters |
| Registration: | N169PA |
| MSN: | 2477 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1991 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 1356 hours |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 6 / Occupants: 7 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | near Meadview, AZ -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Passenger - Non-Scheduled/charter/Air Taxi |
| Departure airport: | Grand Canyon West Airport, AZ (1G4) |
| Las Vegas-Harry Reid International Airport, NV (LAS/KLAS) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
On August 10, 2001, about 1428 mountain standard time, a Eurocopter AS350B2 helicopter, N169PA, operating as Papillon 34, collided with terrain during an uncontrolled descent about 4 miles east of Meadview, Arizona. The helicopter was operated by Papillon Airways, Inc., as an air tour flight under Code of Federal Regulations 14 (CFR) Part 135. The helicopter was destroyed by impact forces and a postcrash fire. The pilot and five passengers were killed, and the remaining passenger sustained serious injuries. The flight originated from the company terminal at the McCarran International Airport (LAS), Las Vegas, Nevada, about 1245 as a tour of the west Grand Canyon area with a planned stop at a landing site in Quartermaster Canyon. The helicopter departed the landing site about 1400 and stopped at a company fueling facility at the Grand Canyon West Airport (GCW). The helicopter departed the fueling facility at 1420 and was en route to LAS when the accident occurred. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed, and a visual flight rules flight plan was filed.
Probable Cause: The pilot’s loss of control of the helicopter for undetermined reasons.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB database: https://www.ntsb.gov/_layouts/ntsb.aviation/brief.aspx?ev_id=20010820X01734&key=1
NTSB Report: https://www.ntsb.gov/investigations/AccidentReports/Pages/AAB0402.aspx
FAA register: 2. FAA: http://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/NNum_Results.aspx?omni=Home-N-Number&nNumberTxt=169PA
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Photo: NTSB
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 28-Oct-2008 00:45 | ASN archive | Added |
| 10-Jul-2014 00:35 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Operator, Location, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 21-Dec-2016 19:24 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
| 10-Dec-2017 12:22 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Operator, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 17-Jan-2021 14:38 | Aerossurance | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
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