ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 147490
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| Date: | 07-AUG-2012 |
| Time: | 08:45 |
| Type: |  Bell 214ST |
| Operator: | Bell Helicopter Textron (BHTI) |
| Registration: | N409SB |
| C/n / msn: | 28199 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Airplane damage: | Substantial |
| Location: | Ellis County, 10 mi N of Avalon, TX -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | |
| Nature: | Test |
| Departure airport: | KGKY |
| KGKY |
Helicopter made emergency landing following loss of tail rotor authority, hit the ground hard and rolled on it's side.
Sources:
http://dfw.cbslocal.com/2012/08/07/helicopter-crashes-in-north-texas-field/
http://thescoopblog.dallasnews.com/2012/08/helicopter-makes-emergency-landing-in-rural-ellis-county.html/
http://blogs.star-telegram.com/sky_talk/2012/08/bell-test-aircraft-down-no-injuries-.html
http://www.faa.gov/data_research/accident_incident/preliminary_data/events01/media/04_409SB.txt
http://www.ntsb.gov/aviationquery/brief.aspx?ev_id=20120807X35254&key=1
http://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/bell-loses-525r-testbed-in-crash-375343/
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 07-Aug-2012 12:30 | gerard57 | Added |
| 07-Aug-2012 15:54 | Geno | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Operator, Location, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source] |
| 08-Aug-2012 09:34 | Geno | Updated [Registration, Cn, Source, Narrative] |
| 09-Aug-2012 09:45 | Geno | Updated [Time, Phase, Source, Narrative] |
| 12-Aug-2012 12:08 | 84.50.44.227 | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
| 20-Feb-2013 09:00 | TB | Updated [Time, Operator, Location, Source, Narrative] |
| 20-Feb-2013 09:10 | TB | Updated [Source] |
| 24-Feb-2013 08:50 | TB | Updated [Operator] |
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