ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 145575
Last updated: 26 May 2013
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| Date: | 09-MAY-2012 |
| Time: | 13:20 LT |
| Type: |  Bell 206B JetRanger III |
| Operator: | Townsend Aviation Inc. |
| Registration: | N1069Z |
| C/n / msn: | 2855 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Airplane damage: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Location: | Near Flora, IN -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Agricultural |
| Departure airport: | |
During an aerial application, near Flora, Indiana, one skid of a Bell 206B JetRanger III hit the field and the helicopter flipped over.
The helicopter was destroyed, but the pilot was uninjured.
Sources:
http://www.faa.gov/data_research/accident_incident/preliminary_data/events02/media/04_1069Z.txt
http://www.airport-data.com/aircraft/N1069Z.html
http://www.wlfi.com/dpp/news/local/helicoptor-crashes-in-carroll-county
http://newsbug.info/articles/2012/05/13/monticello_herald_journal/local_news/doc4faad2253677f876379485.txt
http://www.townsendaviation.com/
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 10-May-2012 23:26 | vvvww | Added |
| 11-May-2012 13:16 | FLYINGBROTHER1 | Updated [Aircraft type] |
| 12-May-2012 05:28 | RobertMB | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Location, Source, Narrative] |
| 16-May-2012 16:20 | Geno | Updated [Source] |
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