ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 216571
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| Date: | Tuesday 1 November 2005 |
| Time: | 13:00 |
| Type: |  Robinson R44 |
| Owner/operator: | Firefly Leasing Inc |
| Registration: | N319CD |
| MSN: | 0585 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1999 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 2278 hours |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Bourne, Barnstaple Countty, Massachusetts -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | External load operation |
| Departure airport: | Wareham, Plymouth County, Massachusetts |
| Bourne, Barnstaple County, Massachusetts | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
Substantially damaged November 1 2005 at 13:00 EST when crashed during cargo lifting operations at Bourne, Barnstaple County, Massachusetts, at approximate Coordinates: 41°44′28″N 70°35′58″W. The pilot (the sole person on board) was slightly injured.
The pilot was conducting external load operations, when a gust of wind blew lifting strap into the tail rotor. The helicopter began to shudder, and rotate to the left. The pilot entered an autorotation; however, during landing, the helicopter rolled over onto it's left side. Winds reported at Falmouth. Massachusetts (FMH), an airport located about 4 miles east-southeast of the accident site, about the time of the accident, were from 200 degrees at 17 knots, with 23 knot gusts.
The National Transportation Safety Board determines the probable cause(s) of this accident to be: The inadvertent contact of a lift strap with the tail rotor during external load operations, which resulted in a forced landing and subsequent collision with terrain. A factor in this accident was the gusty wind conditions.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
1. NTSB Identification: NYC06CA020 at https://www.ntsb.gov/_layouts/ntsb.aviation/brief2.aspx?ev_id=20051216X01980&ntsbno=NYC06CA020&akey=1
2. FAA: https://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/NNum_Results.aspx?omni=Home-N-Number&nNumberTxt=319CD
3. https://planecrashmap.com/list/ma/
4. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bourne,_Massachusetts
5. https://www.griffin-helicopters.co.uk/accidentdetails.aspx?accidentkey=685
6. https://uk.flightaware.com/resources/registration/N319CD
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 22-Oct-2018 20:59 | Dr.John Smith | Added |
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