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TJEUVOPTSH ZArST/ Si-yjJ-Y/ Date Type Registration Operator Location , Circumstances landing flare a vehicle turned on to the road and the pilot put the helicopter down on the raised lane divider barrier in the middle of the road, where it slid forward and collided with a utility pole. Hughes 369D N1096C Good Fabrications Nr Cologne, Germany 2 The pilot flew into cloud with the intention of climbing through it and continuing VMC above cloud. Shortly after entering cloud, however, the aircraft was seen to emerge from the cloudbase out of control and it crashed among hills in bad weather. 17 17 19 23 24 24 25 27 SA341G Bell 206L1 Mil Mh8MTV-l BellUH-lH N341G N519EH UN-27035 RP-C8866 Hughes 369HS N395WM Bell 206L3 Bell 206B2 Bell 212 N617DE IV-RMA N8144M Bear Helicopters Omniflight Helicopters KazairWest AirspanCorp Vertical Air Department of Energy Cause Houston Helicopters Nr El Paso. Texas. US Neihart. Montana. USA Nr Astrakhan, Kazakhstan Nr Manila. Philippines Nr Helena. Alabama. USA Nr Rifle. Colorado. USA San Roque Lake. Argentina Nr Philadelphia, Mississippi, USA AWS AWM Ferry AWP Pvt Ferry AWS Ferry MH Tl TC 5 ER 8 ER 2 ER MT ER 2 1 1 5 8 2 1 5 2 While hovering at just over 3ft, the aircraft suddenly rolled right without changing heading and the main rotor struck the ground. The aircraft landed to pick up a skiing casualty. Having reached about 20ft AGL on departure the aircraft was hit by a gust of wind and its tail rotor hit a tower. The pilot closed the throttle and touched down very hard. Contact was lost as the helicopter climbed through 3.935ft after take-off from Astrakhan, and it was found crashed 8km away. The helicopter went missing on a flight to a dam site 30km north of Manila and was found crashed 14km short of its destination. Flew into the side of a hill in night IMC. It had been heard flying very low. The engine suffered engine mechanical failure at 12.000ft. The autorotative landing on rough ground badly damaged the aircraft. Riming low over the lake, the tail rotor hit the water. The aircraft crashed. The helicopter went out of control "rolling back and forth" during the cruise at 150ft. The main rotor hit and severed the tail boom. 30 Hughes 369E N5238C Omni Energy Services NrTaft, California. USA 1 The helicopter was lifting a 350kg load on a 100ft long line. When the load was 90ft clear of the ground the engine lost power, the pilot released the load and autorotated. Just before touchdown the helicopter's left skid hit a metal sign and sheared off. On touchdown the helicopter rolled on its side. The fuel control and igniters were changed the previous day. DECEMBER 1 1 3 Bell 206L3 Bell 206L1 Bell 212 C-GALL N5005B 8QMAY Alpine Helicopters Petroleum Helicopters Maldivian Air Taxi Mt Dawson, BC. Canada In sea, off Cabinda. Angola Off Rangali Island, Maldives Ferry DNP DNC ER Tl Tl? 1 10 1 2 3 10 Lost engine power in the cruise and autorotated to land on the slopes of Mt Dawson, but rolled over on landing. During take-off from the oil platform there was a bang from the engine area and all power was lost. The helicopter lost height quickly and hit the water hard without floats deployed, rolled over immediately and sank. Hit the water in darkness and IMC shortry after take off from the Hilton Hotel helipad on Rangali Island bound for Mali Airport. 3 Hughes 369E N11KV Nr Salem. Oregon, USA 1 Returning from dropping a load of Christmas trees, the helicopter's empty sling appears to have flown up and damaged the tail rotor. The aircraft began to spin and the pilot autorotated to the ground. The landing was hard and the main rotor cut off the tail boom. 5 6 10 11 11 15 15 17 20 20 21 23 28 Bell206Ll Mil Mi-8T Bell 407 Bell UH-1H Mil MI-8T AS355F1 Hughes 369D Bell 412 AS355F2 Hughes 0H-6A Bell 206B3 Mil Mi-8T AS350D N600CK RA-25970 ZSRWP PNC169 RA-22617 FGJGU N5190C YVOCVG11 D-HEUH N72LC PT-YTT RA-24647 N3593S Evergreen helicopters Tyumenaviatrans WPiso Colombian National Police Tyumenaviatrans SAF Helicopters Ronald Magnus EDELCA Euroheli Helicopterdienste Lee County Sheriff Jose Claudio Valerio vertical-T Air Transport Island Express Helicopters Nr Ship Shoal. 225km off Amelia. Louisiana. USAFerry Mozambique WvP Rooipoortjie Farm. Nr Lydenburg, South Africa Pvt NrCali, Colombia Sergino, Russia Pic do Bu'o. St L'..i'-nn<r en DevoHiy France Nr Peyton. Colorado. USA Miquetia, Venezuela Pautzfeld. Nuremburg, Germany Ft Myers. Florida. USA Cachoeirinha, Brazil Irtysh River. Demyanskoye, Russia Nr Avalon, California. USA Pvt AWP AWP Pvt Ferry ? Pvt Pvt AWE DNP ER Tl ER LA Tl ER MH LA MT LA ER Tl MT 1 1 4 18 1 1 1 6 8 4 5 - 5 2 1 1 - 1 1 1 1? 3 2 13 1 7 En route between two platforms the engine is reported to have failed and the helicopter hit the water hard, but remained upright long enough for the pilot to leave with his liferaft. A main rotor struck an obstruction during take-off from a confined area, and it touched down very hard. The aircraft was seen flying straight and level about 20ft AGL. when it 'epo'teei, pitched up. rolled left the nose dropped and It 1* the ground, The engine is reported to have failed on a daylight VMC approach to Call airport, and the aircraft crashed. While still IGE during take-off. the aircraft drifted away from the snow- cleared area of the pad and blew up a cloud of snow. The pilot lost visual cues and the helicopter banked left, hit the ground and rolled over. Crashed in mountainous terrain. CNK. While hovering at about 40ft AGL the helicopter began to spin. Control was not regained and the helicopter touched down hard and rolled over. The pilot reported that he thought he had lost the tail rotor drive. On flood relief operations, the helicopter began to vibrate excessively during approach to a landing site, and the helicopter touched down hard on a mud slide. The skids collapsed and the helicopter slid backward. Collided with a cooling tower while manoeuvring, and crashed. During a daylight VMC approach to the Sheriffs Department helipad, the helicopter entered a right turn and lost height, crashing into a low building. The helicopter crashed on the hillside after performing "erratic manoeuvres". The pilot, who was the helicopter's owner, is reported to have been shot In die head bv a passenger. The helicopter was carrying a fuel tank on a long line when the load hit the frozen surface of a river at speed. The helicopter went out of control. Operating on a sightseeing flight. While manoeuvring at 300ft at about 60kt the pilot noticed the power was decaying. He began automation, but the helicopter touched down on a slope and rolled into a ravine. 30 Hughes 369HS N9162F Hansen Helicopters Pacific, 1,700km SE of Guam 1 During takeoff in daylight VMV from ship's deck for fish-spotting, the helicopter failed to climb and settled on to the water. On hitting the surface the main rotor severed the tail boom, but the floats enabled the helicopter to float upright. It is reported to have taken off with a tailwind. The accident data in these tables are based on initial information available. Full official accident investigations, in most cases, have not been completed yet. Conclusions drawn in the article about the causes and the nature of accidents are based on the initial information used in the tables, and these conclusions and the data may be subject to revi sion when and if the official investigative reports on the accidents are made public. 44 FLIGHT INTERNATIONAL 18 - 24 April 2000
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