ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 246589
Last updated: 7 April 2021
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| Date: | 09-JAN-2021 |
| Time: | c. 12:30 |
| Type: |  Hughes 500D (369D) |
| Owner/operator: | HiLine Helicopters |
| Registration: | N8612F |
| C/n / msn: | 570142D |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Location: | Winthorp Ice Rink, Winthorp, Okanogan County, WA -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | |
| Departure airport: | |
A Hughes 500D (369D) crashed while attempting to land near the Winthorp Ice Rink, Winthorp, Okanogan County, Washington in a possible force landing.
The two occupants were uninjured. The helicopter sustained substantial damage.
Sources:
https://www.kxly.com/crews-responding-to-helicopter-crash-near-winthrop-ice-rink/
http://www.ifiberone.com/columbia_basin/helicopter-crashes-in-winthrop/article_e2dd1b98-52dd-11eb-9cc6-9b7be9341a3e.html
https://www.houstonchronicle.com/news/article/Helicopter-crash-lands-near-Winthrop-ice-rink-no-15859736
http://www.hilineheli.com
https://www.airport-data.com/images/aircraft/000/359/359774.jpg (photo)
http://www.hilineheli.com/
Location
Media:
A small helicopter crashed in Winthrop between the @WinthropRink and Methow River Lodge. Big response, but no apparent injuries. Witness I talked to said they were attempting to land, clipped a snowbank. Hoping everyone is ok! @MethowNews @winthropwa pic.twitter.com/RAlwNwE9Qh
— Randy (@RandyChirps) January 9, 2021
Bad day for aviation in Winthrop wA today. pic.twitter.com/Efw9hpqPcD
— Shannon Huffman Polson, Speaker, Author, Veteran (@ABorderLife) January 9, 2021
'Surreal': Helicopter goes down near Winthrop ice rink https://t.co/2SznDrsBsB
— KING 5 News (@KING5Seattle) January 10, 2021
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 09-Jan-2021 23:52 | Geno | Added |
| 10-Jan-2021 01:22 | Geno | Updated [Location] |
| 10-Jan-2021 04:13 | RobertMB | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Location, Nature, Source, Damage, Narrative] |
| 11-Jan-2021 10:23 | Aerossurance | Updated [Location, Nature, Source, Embed code, Narrative] |
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