- Date
- August 24, 1984, 14:47 local (21:47 UTC)
- Place
- Strawberry, CA
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N5787XAerospatiale AS-355E
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19840824075809A
- Case key
- 24382
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The helicopter was approaching the landing pad when the plt heard a loud noise & experienced a loss of tail rotor control. He lost directional control & the helicopter began spinning to the left, struck the helipad, rolled over & burned. The acft was demolished by fire. Due to the fire damage, the exact problem with the tail rotor drive system could not be determined.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5787X
- Reported as
- Aerospatiale AS-355E
- Category
- Helicopter
- Serial number
- 5083
- Airframe hours
- 1,940
- Engine
- Allison 250-C20F, 420 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Fire
- On-Ground
- Flight
- Business · Part 91
- Operator
- Rogers Helicopters Inc
- Registered owner
- Tgr Helicopters
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Departed
- Angles Camp, CA
- Destination
- Strawberry, CA
- Flight plan
- Company VFR
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 46
- Certificates
- Airline transport, Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Multi-engine land, Single-engine sea
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane, Helicopter
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Right
- Flight hours
- 10,287 total · 2,039 in this make and model · 9,906 as pilot in command · 358 in the last 90 days · 5 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- Calm
- Visibility
- 50 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 88 °F, dew point 48 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- SCK
FAA reports on this event · 1
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