What happened
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(-23) On 9/3/2003 at approximately 1950 CST this aircraft sustained substantial damage during an aborted takeoff from Methodist Dallas medical center helipad. The commercial pilot sustained minor injuries, and the two crew members were not injured. The aircraft was operated by north central Texas services, nxta, dba careflite. The maintenance of these aircraft are contracted out to omniflight helicopters, inc., rmxa. According to witnesses, the aircraft was hovered above the helipad while obtaining coordinates from the communications center. The power was applied to 102%. During the takeoff sequence, a loss of power was heard. Lights and horns were seen and heard. The pilot aborted the takeoff, and attempted to land back on the helipad. One main gear landed on a safety fence between the east and west helipad. As the aircraft tipped to it's right, the main rotor blades contacted two inch steel pipe at this fenced in area. The aircraft subsequently rolled over, and the pilot shut the engines down. The aircraft was recovered and the engines have been sent out for further evaluation.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) ON 9/3/2003 AT APPROXIMATELY 1950 CST THIS AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE DURING AN ABORTED TAKEOFF FROM METHODIST DALLAS MEDICAL CENTER HELIPAD. THE COMMERCIAL PILOT SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES, AND THE TWO CREW MEMBERS WERE NOT INJURED. THE AIRCRAFT WAS OPERATED BY NORTH CENTRAL TEXAS SERVICES, NXTA, DBA CAREFLITE. THE MAINTENANCE OF THESE AIRCRAFT ARE CONTRACTED OUT TO OMNIFLIGHT HELICOPTERS, INC., RMXA. ACCORDING TO WITNESSES, THE AIRCRAFT WAS HOVERED ABOVE THE HELIPAD WHILE OBTAINING COORDINATES FROM THE COMMUNICATIONS CENTER. THE POWER WAS APPLIED TO 102%. DURING THE TAKEOFF SEQUENCE, A LOSS OF POWER WAS HEARD. LIGHTS AND HORNS WERE SEEN AND HEARD. THE PILOT ABORTED THE TAKEOFF, AND ATTEMPTED TO LAND BACK ON THE HELIPAD. ONE MAIN GEAR LANDED ON A SAFETY FENCE BETWEEN THE EAST AND WEST HELIPAD. AS THE AIRCRAFT TIPPED TO IT'S RIGHT, THE MAIN ROTOR BLADES CONTACTED TWO INCH STEEL PIPE AT THIS FENCED IN AREA. THE AIRCRAFT SUBSEQUENTLY ROLLED OVER, AND THE PILOT SHUT THE ENGINES DOWN. THE AIRCRAFT WAS RECOVERED AND THE ENGINES HAVE BEEN SENT OUT FOR FURTHER EVALUATION.
NTSB investigation
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