ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 150734
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| Date: | Saturday 17 November 2012 |
| Time: | 15:58 |
| Type: |  Bell OH-58 Kiowa |
| Owner/operator: | Pasadena Police |
| Registration: | N911FA |
| MSN: | 40703 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1970 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 15239 hours |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Altadena-Pasadena Police Benedict Heliport, CA -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Standing |
| Nature: | Aerial patrol |
| Departure airport: | Altadena-Pasadena Police Benedict Heliport, CA |
| Altadena-Pasadena Police Benedict Heliport, CA | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
One Pasadena Police Department (PD) helicopter struck another stationary Pasadena PD helicopter while maneuvering to park at the Pasadena Police Benedict Heliport, Altadena, California. N911FA, a Bell OH-58, was attempting to park on Pad 2 at the Pasadena PD heliport, and N96BM, a Bell OH-58A, was on the ground adjacent to Pad 1 with its main rotor blades turning when the collision occurred. Pasadena PD operated both helicopters under the provision of 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91, as public-use flights. Both helicopters sustained substantial damage. The commercial pilot and two passengers of N911FA received minor injuries. The commercial pilot and tactical flight officer (TFO) of N96BM received minor injuries. Also, one person on the ground received minor injuries. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed, and no flight plans had been filed.
The National Transportation Safety Board determines the probable cause(s) of this accident as follows:
The landing pilot's failure to maintain clearance with from obstacles a parked prior to landing helicopter and the other pilot's failure to park the helicopter inside of a marked parking pad. Contributing to the accident was the landing pilot's obscured visibility due to moisture on the windscreen. Also contributing to the accident was the other pilot's action of placing the helicopter outside of a marked parking pad.
Sources:
http://13lei.net/2012/11/18/6-injured-as-police-helicopters-collide-in-la-abc-news/
http://abclocal.go.com/kabc/story?section=news/local/los_angeles&id=8889807
http://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/NNum_Results.aspx?NNumbertxt=911fa
https://www.therunwaycentreline.com/blog/2020/5/17/accident-review-pasadena-pd-helicopter-collision
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Accident Review: Pasadena PD Helicopter Collision https://t.co/xeGtbm0L89 #police #helicopter #heliport #flightsafety #aviationsafety pic.twitter.com/vKBoaWFEUk
— Aerossurance (@Aerossurance) April 29, 2022
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 18-Nov-2012 03:51 | gerard57 | Added |
| 18-Nov-2012 05:12 | Alpine Flight | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Total occupants] |
| 18-Nov-2012 16:39 | Geno | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source] |
| 18-Nov-2012 23:51 | Steve the Humberside | Updated [Cn] |
| 17-Dec-2016 14:08 | Aerossurance | Updated [Phase, Nature, Source, Narrative] |
| 21-Dec-2016 19:28 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
| 09-Mar-2018 14:26 | harro | Updated [Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Embed code] |
| 29-Apr-2022 18:41 | Aerossurance | Updated [Source, Embed code] |
| 31-May-2023 05:15 | Ron Averes | Updated [[Source, Embed code]] |
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