ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 136706
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| Date: | Tuesday 21 June 2011 |
| Time: | 06:34 |
| Type: |  Bell 212 |
| Owner/operator: | Boeing Co |
| Registration: | N49678 |
| MSN: | 30743 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1975 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 13460 hours |
| Engine model: | P&W PT6T-3 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | c 3 mi of Mesa-Falcon Field (KFFZ), AZ -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Executive |
| Departure airport: | Mesa, AZ (AZ81) |
| Mesa, AZ (AZ81) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The pilot reported that, after he established the helicopter in a stabilized hover about 3 feet above the ground with the crew chief following on the controls with him, the helicopter rapidly rolled right. The pilot was unable to correct the roll, and the helicopter subsequently impacted the ground and came to rest on its right side. The helicopter's fuselage sustained substantial damage, and the cockpit area was consumed by postimpact fire. Ground scars about 20 feet behind the main wreckage revealed that the tail section contacted the ground first. The pilot reported and a postaccident examination of the wreckage revealed no anomalies that would have precluded normal operation of the helicopter.
Probable Cause: The pilot's failure to maintain helicopter control while in a low hover.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 21-Jun-2011 08:49 | gerard57 | Added |
| 21-Jun-2011 08:52 | gerard57 | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Operator, Source] |
| 21-Jun-2011 11:32 | dangeruxb_ncfc | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Source] |
| 21-Jun-2011 13:02 | gerard57 | Updated [Total occupants, Source] |
| 21-Jun-2011 16:21 | RobertMB | Updated [Operator, Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 06-Nov-2013 17:13 | TB | Updated [Time, Operator, Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 30-Sep-2016 16:59 | Aerossurance | Updated [Operator, Location, Phase, Nature, Source, Narrative] |
| 21-Dec-2016 19:26 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
| 27-Nov-2017 16:57 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Operator, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
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