# Accident 20000610011879A: Skrsky HH3F, Wellington, NV, June 10, 2000

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 10, 2000, 13:00 local time
- Place: Wellington, NV
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.6128° N, 119.3922° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.6128&lon=-119.3922&mi=10
- Aircraft: N500XL, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N500XL-2005-04-18) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Sikorsky HH-3F (registry code 8142001, https://openairdocs.org/model/sikorsky-hh-3f) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: GE T58 series (registry code 30008, https://openairdocs.org/engine/ge-t58-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SKRSKY HH3F
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX00LA220](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX00LA220) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000610011879A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

(-23) HELICOPTER N500XL, DEPARTED MINDEN, NV (MEV) ENROUTE TO ONTARIO, CA VIA BISHOP, CA. PILOT STATED THAT HE WAS FLYING ABOUT 2000 FT. AGL WHEN HE ENCOUNTERED A WIND SHEAR. AIRSPEED DROPPED FROM 120KTS TO 20KTS IN A MATTER OF SECONDS. HELICOPTER SETTLED WITH POWER UNTIL COLLIDING WITH TERRAIN IN THE BOTTOM OF A CANYON.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB LAX00LA220](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX00LA220), Jun 10, 2000: Sikorsky HH-3F (N500XL), Wellington, NV, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's encounter with a wind shear while maneuvering at low altitude in mountainous terrain, which resulted in a high descent rate and inadvertent entry into a power settling condition.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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