ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 292547
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| Date: | Saturday 8 October 2022 |
| Time: | 18:00 |
| Type: |  Bell 505 Jet Ranger X |
| Owner/operator: | DWF Heli LLC |
| Registration: | N5DF |
| MSN: | 65340 |
| Year of manufacture: | 2021 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 221 hours |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 4 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Iona, FL -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Bokeelia, FL (NA) |
| Fort Myers-Southwest Florida International Airport, FL (RSW/KRSW) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
On October 8, 2022, about 1800 eastern daylight time, a Bell 505 helicopter, N5DF, was substantially damaged when it was involved in an accident at Fort Myers, Florida. The private pilot and one passenger had serious injuries, and two passengers had minor injuries. The helicopter was operated as a Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 personal flight.
The pilot, through his attorney, reported that he was approaching a landing zone (LZ) at Fire Station 75 to drop off his three passengers. About 150 feet above the ground, he noticed flags near the LZ and elected to go around to make another approach to better align with the light wind. He added power to initiate the go around and suddenly there was a “bump and dip” in the tail which was immediately followed by severe and massive vibration and shaking of the helicopter, with an uncommanded left yaw. The helicopter then pitched up and rolled violently. The pilot was unable to regain control and the helicopter crashed near the LZ, in a ditch.
An inspector with the Federal Aviation Administration responded to the accident site and examined the wreckage. The helicopter sustained substantial damage to the main rotor, with the outboard sections of the blades separating during impact. The main rotor hub separated from the transmission. The tail boom broke free of the fuselage and the tail rotor separated from the tail boom. One of the passengers reported that the engine continued to run after the crash.
The helicopter was manufactured in 2021. The last maintenance entry in the aircraft records was a lubrication service on July 7, 2022, at a total aircraft time of 182 hours.
The wreckage was retained for further examination.
Sources:
https://www.winknews.com/2022/10/08/helicopter-crash-in-iona-on-saturday/?fbclid=IwAR3fY3POcEVjqDFHpIG3_nfOlJse5wx7TPuxT9QEspdAHoRwu9c7A6_uth4
https://news.wgcu.org/2022-10-08/four-injured-after-helicopter-crashes-behind-iona-mcgregor-fire-district-station
https://nbc-2.com/news/local/2022/10/08/four-brought-to-hospital-after-helicopter-crash-in-fort-myers/
NTSB
https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=5DF
https://globe.adsbexchange.com/?icao=a6358f&lat=26.515&lon=-81.936&zoom=17.0&showTrace=2022-10-08&leg=4
https://ionafiredistrict.com/stations/
https://photos-e1.flightcdn.com/photos/retriever/2db8b82c2391363460eaccec8adf9aaf49412b71 (photo)
Location
Media:
A helicopter with four passengers in Iona crashed Saturday evening.https://t.co/HW3raAB97C
— WINK News (@winknews) October 9, 2022
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 09-Oct-2022 01:51 | Captain Adam | Added |
| 09-Oct-2022 02:48 | Captain Adam | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Operator, Source] |
| 09-Oct-2022 06:31 | harro | Updated [Narrative] |
| 09-Oct-2022 11:24 | Aerossurance | Updated [Phase, Nature, Source, Embed code, Narrative, Category] |
| 09-Oct-2022 11:27 | Aerossurance | Updated [Source, Embed code] |
| 09-Oct-2022 11:27 | Aerossurance | Updated [[Source, Embed code]] |
| 09-Oct-2022 12:34 | johnwg | Updated [Time, Operator, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, Category] |
| 31-Oct-2022 19:40 | Captain Adam | Updated [Time, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, Category] |
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