ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 214474
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| Date: | Thursday 16 August 2018 |
| Time: | 11:00 LT |
| Type: |  Bell TH-67 Creek (206B-3 JetRanger III) |
| Owner/operator: | Little Rock Police |
| Registration: | N54331 |
| MSN: | 5270 |
| Year of manufacture: | 2001 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Location: | Little Rock PD Helipad, Pulaski County, AR -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Standing |
| Nature: | Test |
| Departure airport: | Little Rock PD Heliport (56AR) |
| Little Rock PD Heliport (56AR) | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
The helicopter rolled during a maintenance ground run on a trolley/dolly platform. The sole POB was seriously injured. The helicopter was destroyed.
A police spokesman said "a senior pilot was doing a test run after new equipment was put in the helicopter when a straight-line wind came through and tipped the helicopter" over.
Early reports of two POB were erroneous.
Sources:
https://www.myarklamiss.com/news/local-news/little-rock-police-helicopter-crashes-in-pulaski-county/1375863196
https://katv.com/news/local/little-rock-police-helicopter-crashes-injuries-unknown
http://www.ualrpublicradio.org/post/little-rock-officer-hurt-after-wind-knocks-over-police-helicopter
http://www.nwaonline.com/news/2018/aug/21/little-rock-police-release-video-footage-helicopte/
December 2018: https://katv.com/news/local/investigating-finds-rogue-wind-not-pilot-caused-little-rock-police-helicopter-crash
http://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/NNum_Results.aspx?NNumbertxt=54331
https://www.helis.com/database/cn/26767/
Media:
Little Rock police on scene of LRPD helicopter crash https://t.co/VAMt5s1vFG pic.twitter.com/HquKtRhPGR
— THV11 (@THV11) August 17, 2018
PHOTOS: Little Rock, Ark. Police Helicopter Accident: 2 officers were on the helicopter as they were performing a maintenance check. 1 retired officer/senior pilot is seriously injured the other officer is not injured. Officers say a straight-line wind tipped the helicopter over. pic.twitter.com/jgdpuOLOhh
— Breaking911 (@Breaking911) August 16, 2018
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Aug-2018 07:12 | gerard57 | Added |
| 17-Aug-2018 09:03 | Aerossurance | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Location, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 17-Aug-2018 09:05 | Aerossurance | Updated [Total occupants, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 17-Aug-2018 09:08 | Aerossurance | Updated [Embed code, Narrative] |
| 17-Aug-2018 17:10 | Geno | Updated [Registration, Cn, Location, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Embed code, Damage] |
| 17-Aug-2018 17:11 | Geno | Updated [Source] |
| 22-Aug-2018 05:03 | Aerossurance | Updated [Location, Phase, Source, Embed code, Narrative] |
| 28-Aug-2022 20:47 | Iceman 29 | Updated [Source] |
| 31-May-2023 08:03 | Ron Averes | Updated [[Source]] |
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