ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 132000
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Date: | Wednesday 14 April 1993 |
Time: | 03:47 |
Type: | Bell 206B |
Owner/operator: | Ohio State Police |
Registration: | N72HP |
MSN: | 1844 |
Year of manufacture: | 1975 |
Total airframe hrs: | 1695 hours |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
Category: | Accident |
Location: | Lucasville, Ohio -
United States of America
|
Phase: | Approach |
Nature: | Aerial patrol |
Departure airport: | |
Destination airport: | Lucasville, Ohio |
Investigating agency: | NTSB |
Confidence Rating: | Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Narrative:During a patrol in the vicinity of the Southern Ohio Correctional Facility following recent riots, on Wednesday, April 14, 1993, at 03:47 EDT (Eastern Daylight Time), a Bell 206B helicopter, N72HP, piloted by Mr. Edgar Clevinger, and operated by the Ohio State Police, collided with the terrain during the descent for a landing at a remote site near Lucasville, Ohio. The helicopter was destroyed. The pilot and the one passenger received minor injuries. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time and no flight plan had been filed. The flight was being conducted under 14 CFR 91.
The helicopter was on a right base turning to final, at an altitude of approximately 150 to 200 feet above the ground,
with slow forward airspeed, when it started to rotate clockwise around the nose, in a nose low attitude descending to the ground. The helicopter landed hard on the skids, breaking the skids, and the main rotor blades struck the ground.
According to the pilot's statement on the NTSB Form 6120.1/2:
...after take off I began to search the [Southern Ohio Correctional] facility...after five to seven minutes the search was completed and I was returning to land. I made a wide right turn to line up for a straight in approach to the same location I had just left. After lining up [heading towards the south] I began to descend and slow down at est. [sic] approx. [sic] 30-40 mph, approximately 150-200' agl when the helicopter's nose yawed right approximately 45 degrees. I immediately used left pedal to correct. The nose started back as though to recover then started back right and began to rotate. Full left pedal was used and collective reduced. The a/c [sic] made approximately 2 rotations, then struck the ground in a relatively level attitude. After impact the helicopter rolled on it's right side and both rotors struck the ground...after the crash engine still appeared to be operating at full power...the throttle had not been reduced..."
The accident occurred during the hours of daylight at approximately 38 degrees 08 minutes north and 85 degrees 01 minutes west.
The wreckage was examined at the accident site on April 15, 1993. The helicopter impacted in a grass field about one quarter mile north of the main entrance to the State Prison. The entire helicopter was within the confines of the wreckage site. The nose of the helicopter was heading in an easterly direction. Control continuity was established to all the flight controls, and the helicopter was removed from the crash site for further examination.
Sources:
1. NTSB Identification: NYC93GA082 at
https://www.ntsb.gov/_layouts/ntsb.aviation/brief2.aspx?ev_id=20001211X12213&ntsbno=NYC93GA082&akey=1 2. FAA:
http://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/NNum_Results.aspx?omni=Home-N-Number&nNumberTxt=72HP 3.
http://www.griffin-helicopters.co.uk/accidentdetails.aspx?accidentkey=9431 Revision history:
Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
28-Aug-2016 13:21 |
Dr.John Smith |
Updated [Location, Nature, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
28-Aug-2016 13:21 |
Dr.John Smith |
Updated [Narrative] |
21-Dec-2016 19:25 |
ASN Update Bot |
Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
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