ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 133115
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| Date: | Saturday 18 March 1995 |
| Time: | 17:30 LT |
| Type: |  Enstrom F28C-2 |
| Owner/operator: | Skyline Aviation, Inc. |
| Registration: | N5693W |
| MSN: | 490-2 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 1190 hours |
| Engine model: | Lycoming HIO-360-E1BD |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 3 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | San Gorgonio, CA -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Unknown |
| Departure airport: | Cabazon, CA |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
THE AIRCRAFT COLLIDED WITH MOUNTAINOUS TERRAIN IN A WILDERNESS AREA DURING A SIGHTSEEING FLIGHT. THE HELICOPTER WAS FLYING UPSLOPE ABOVE A WATERFALL WHEN THE PILOT ENCOUNTERED A DOWNDRAFT AND THE HELICOPTER BEGAN TO SETTLE. THE PILOT ATTEMPTED TO FLY OUT OF THE DOWNDRAFT, BUT THE HELICOPTER CONTINUED DESCENDING. THE HELICOPTER COLLIDED WITH TREES AND ROLLED DOWNSLOPE. THE PILOT INDICATED THERE WERE NO MECHANICAL FAILURES OR MALFUNCTIONS WITH THE HELICOPTER BEFORE THE ACCIDENT.
Probable Cause: the pilot's selection of an inadequate terrain clearance altitude while overflying mountainous terrain.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB LAX95LA139
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 21-Dec-2016 19:25 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
| 09-Apr-2024 16:11 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Other fatalities, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, Category, Accident report] |
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