ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 74789
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| Date: | Saturday 29 April 2000 |
| Time: | 16:50 |
| Type: |  Bell 206B JetRanger |
| Owner/operator: | Mount Pleasant Corporation |
| Registration: | N156P |
| MSN: | 611 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1971 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 4 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Monte Brown, Chascomus Lagoon, Buenos Aires -
 Argentina
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| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Heli West Helipad |
| Chascomús | |
| Investigating agency: | JIAAC |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The pilot took off from the helipad HELI WEST moving three passengers bound for the Chascomús Lagoon. Having flown the local flying club, the helicopter landed on the shores of the lagoon in a place called Monte Brown, where they were met by staff from a windsurfing school.
At the request of those present, the pilot agreed to perform a baptism flight to make shots photographic and film the area. He made a flight of about 10 minutes at a height of 20 metres above the lagoon slightly away from the coast and then started back to the starting point.
Next to the arrival one of the passengers asked the pilot to perform an aerobatic maneuver which he agreed. In order to make a swing about the main rotor, the helicopter swung from a height approximately 20 metres, and increased aircraft speed and continued with a climb sharply to about 25 metres above the water.
With that height the pilot faced the prevailing wind, this action was probably conducted incorrectly, since neglecting centering maneuvers caused the aircraft to slide side down, decreasing the height. Then caught the significantly helicopter and tried recovery by applying the (Command) cyclic fully back and maximum power, failing to achieve its purpose was struck lagoon against the aircraft suffered total destruction, and the pilot and passengers slightly injured.
3.2 CAUSA:
En un vuelo de traslado de pasajeros, impacto del helicóptero contra la superficie del agua, debido a una deficiente operación de los comandos por parte del piloto.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
1. http://www.jiaac.gob.ar/files/pdf/Bol30.pdf
2. http://www.bellhelicopter.com/MungoBlobs/925/478/destroyed.pdf
3. https://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/2001/2001
4. https://jiaac.gob.ar/files/5476032.pdf
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 12-Apr-2015 17:54 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Registration, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Source, Damage, Narrative] |
| 13-Apr-2015 13:27 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Cn, Operator, Location, Narrative] |
| 13-Apr-2015 13:28 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Narrative] |
| 13-Apr-2015 13:29 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Aircraft type] |
| 21-Dec-2016 19:25 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
| 17-May-2020 16:14 | KagurazakaHanayo | Updated [Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 17-May-2020 16:15 | harro | Updated [Source, Accident report, ] |
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