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| Date: | Friday 22 September 2000 |
| Time: | 13:30 LT |
| Type: |  Bell 206B |
| Owner/operator: | Carish Helicopters, Inc. |
| Registration: | N32FR |
| MSN: | 2596 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 7706 hours |
| Engine model: | Allison C250-C20B |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Rawlins, WY -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Unknown |
| Departure airport: | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
During a local flight to pick up personnel, the helicopter was launched during a snowstorm. The weather was moderate snow, partial obscuration, 1/4-mile visibility, winds from 320 degrees at 12 knots with gusts to 20 knots, and a temperature/dew point of 28/27 degrees Fahrenheit respectively. Limitations in the flight manual require that both a particle separator and deflector be installed on the engine for flight in snow to prevent engine flame out. A deflector was not installed. During cruise flight at approximately 200 feet above ground level, the engine lost all power and the pilot performed a downwind autorotative landing. During the flare for landing, the pilot lost ground contact due to blowing snow and the helicopter picked up a right drift. During touchdown, the helicopter rolled on its side.
Probable Cause: The company dispatching, and the pilot initiating, flight into known adverse weather with an aircraft which did not have the required anti-ice equipment installed. A factor was snow conditions.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB DEN00LA176
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 7 February 1996 | N32FR | U.s. Dept. Of The Interior | 0 | Kemmerer, WY | |
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| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 03-May-2024 07:00 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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