ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 35714
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| Date: | Monday 20 May 1985 |
| Time: | 19:30 |
| Type: |  Bell 206L LongRanger |
| Owner/operator: | Metro Ambulance Services |
| Registration: | N403DC |
| MSN: | 45032 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1976 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 4121 hours |
| Engine model: | ALLISON 250-C20B |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 4 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Duluth, GA -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Unknown |
| Departure airport: | |
| Chamblee, GA (PDK) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
AFTER LOADING A SERIOUSLY BURNED PATIENT IN THE HELICOPTER, THE PLT STARTED THE ENG & LIFTED OFF FROM THE HOSPITAL PARKING LOT. IMMEDIATELY AFTER LIFT-OFF, HE STARTED FORWARD TRANSLATIONAL flight. ABOUT 65 FT FROM THE LIFT-OFF POINT, AN ADVANCING MAIN ROTOR BLADE STRUCK AN UNMARKED LAMP POST. THE HELICOPTER THEN CRASHED IN THE PARKING LOT, JUST BEYOND THE LAMP POST. THE PLT & ONE MEDICAL ATTENDANT WERE FATALLY INJURED, THE OTHER MEDICAL ATTENDANT WAS SERIOUSLY INJURED. REPORTEDLY, THE PATIENT DID NOT SUSTAIN ANY ADDITIONAL DISCERNIBLE INJURY FROM THE CRASH. CAUSE:
Sources:
NTSB: https://www.ntsb.gov/ntsb/brief.asp?ev_id=20001214X36349
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 30 August 1982 | N403DC | Daniel Internationals | 0 | Greenville, SC | |
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 24-Oct-2008 10:30 | ASN archive | Added |
| 21-Dec-2016 19:22 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
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