ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 43458
Last updated: 24 May 2013
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| Date: | 09-JUL-1994 |
| Time: | 1948 |
| Type: |  Aérospatiale AS 350B2 |
| Operator: | Rocky Mountain Helicopters |
| Registration: | N95LG |
| C/n / msn: | 2389 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Airplane damage: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Location: | Granite, CO -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Ambulance |
| Departure airport: | Frisco, CO (91CO) |
THE AIR AMBULANCE (EMS) HELICOPTER WAS DISPATCHED TO PICK UP AN INJURED HIKER ON A 14,000' MOUNTAIN. TERRAIN AT THE PICKUP POINT WAS AT AN ELEVATION OF ABOUT 12,200' AND SLOPED APPROXIMATELY 35 DEGREES. GROUND RESCUE PERSONNEL SAID THE PILOT ADVISED THEM HE WOULD PLACE THE HELICOPTER'S RIGHT SKID ON THE MOUNTAIN SLOPE TO ALLOW THEM TO LOAD THE PATIENT ON THE DOWNHILL SIDE. AS THE HELICOPTER HOVERED ABOVE THEM, THE MAIN ROTOR BLADES STRUCK ROCKS. THE HELICOPTER THEN WENT OVER THEIR HEADS, CRASHED, AND SUBSEQUENTLY TUMBLED ABOUT 800' DOWN THE MOUNTAIN. CAUSE: FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO ASSURE MAIN ROTOR CLEARANCE FROM SLOPING TERRAIN WHILE IN A HOVER. THE TERRAIN CONDITION WAS A RELATED FACTOR.
Sources:
NTSB: http://www.ntsb.gov/ntsb/brief.asp?ev_id=20001206X01729
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 24-Oct-2008 10:30 | ASN archive | Added |
| 07-Feb-2009 10:35 | harro | Updated |
| 20-Aug-2010 04:26 | TB | Updated [Operator, Other fatalities] |
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