ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 39311
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| Date: | Saturday 24 April 1982 |
| Time: | 12:15 |
| Type: |  Aérospatiale AS 350 Astar |
| Owner/operator: | Bauer Helicopter Inc |
| Registration: | N5768Z |
| MSN: | 1304 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1980 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 696 hours |
| Engine model: | LYCOMING LTS-101-600A2 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 6 |
| Aircraft damage: | Minor |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Gold Strike, Nevada -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Standing |
| Nature: | Passenger |
| Departure airport: | Gold Strike, Nevada |
| Gold Strike, Nevada | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
THE HELICOPTER HAD JUST RETURNED FROM A SIGHTSEEING TOUR OF THE GRAND CANYON. THE PILOT REPORTED THAT THE PASSENGERS WANTED TO GET OUT WHILE THE HELICOPTER WAS UNDERGOING ITS TWO-MINUTE, COOL-DOWN PERIOD. THE PILOT ESCORTED FOUR OF THE PASSENGERS FROM THE HELICOPTER WHILE AN ATTENDANT WAS ASSISTING A FIFTH PASSENGER IN UNLOADING HER POSSESSIONS. A GUST OF WIND REMOVED THE FIFTH PASSENGER'S HAT, AND SHE WAS STRUCK BY THE MOVING TAIL ROTOR AS SHE CHASED THE HAT. THE PASSENGER DIED SHORTLY AFTER SHE WAS TRANSPORTED TO A LOCAL HOSPITAL. THE PILOT REPORTED THAT THE OPERATOR HAD 30 TO 40 FLIGHTS A DAY AND THAT THE AIRCRAFT WERE NOT SHUT DOWN BETWEEN FLIGHTS, BUT THAT THE PASSENGERS WERE ESCORTED.
Sources:
1. NTSB: https://www.ntsb.gov/ntsb/brief.asp?ev_id=20020917X02228
2. FAA: http://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/NNum_Results.aspx?omni=Home-N-Number&nNumberTxt=5768Z
3. http://www.griffin-helicopters.co.uk/accidentdetails.aspx?accidentkey=11593
4. http://planecrashmap.com/plane/nv/N5768Z/
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 24-Oct-2008 10:30 | ASN archive | Added |
| 26-Jun-2014 20:42 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Operator, Location, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 21-Dec-2016 19:23 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
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