Federal Aviation Administration Monthly Accident & Incident Data for the Month of June 2015
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Preliminary Injuries: 5 Uninjured
On June 8, 2015, at 1432 central daylight time, a Bell 407 helicopter, N501PH, made an autorotation to the ground near Pecan Island, Louisiana. The pilot and four passengers were not injured. The helicopter sustained
substantial Preliminary Injuries: 1 Uninjured
On June 1, 2015, about 1945 mountain standard time, a Bell 206L-4, N73AW, sustained substantial damage during an emergency landing following a reported loss of engine power, near Dewey, Arizona. The helicopter was registered to a private company and operated by a commercial operator under the provisions of Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91. The commercial pilot, the sole occupant of the helicopter, was not injured. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed and a
departed Valle Airport (40G), Grand Canyon, Arizona, about 1900 with a planned destination of Glendale Municipal Airport (GEU), Glendale, Arizona.
The pilot reported a loss of engine power while in cruise ground level, and performed an autorotation emergency landing. During the landing sequence, the main rotor blades struck the tail boom and resulted in substantial damage.
damage. The helicopter was registered to and operated by a commercial operator, under the provisions of 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 135 meteorological
conditions
prevailed at the time of the accident and a company originated from Vermilion Block 256-E in the Gulf of Mexico and was en route to Pecan Island.
According to the operator, the helicopter was in cruise ground level when the pilot felt The vibration worsened and the helicopter began a slow right turn, so the pilot entered
forced landing into a marsh with tall grass. During the landing, the tail rotor gear box separated from the helicopter and was located in the marsh.
Probable Cause Injuries: 2 Uninjured
instruction in an Enstrom F28C piston engine powered helicopter to an experienced airplane pilot, who had a total of about 2 hours of helicopter receiving instruction was hovering the helicopter while oriented into the wind and he allowed the rotor RPM to decrease. While the helicopter was turning to the left, the CFI took over control, but was unable to regain RPM. The helicopter continued to turn to the left and the CFI conducted a downwind emergency running landing to soft muddy turf. After a ground run of about 15 to 20 feet, the helicopter began to turn to the right and the skids of the helicopter dug into the
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