MAY 7, 2015
ORIENT, WASH. (AP)
Officials say a helicopter being used for logging crashed
Thursday near the town of Orient in northeast Washington. The female pilot has
been rescued.
A Stevens County sheriff’s dispatcher said Thursday evening
the pilot was reported in stable condition and has been taken to a hospital in
Colville, Washington. The pilot was not immediately identified.
Federal Aviation Administration spokesman Allen Kenitzer
said the helicopter was a UH-1 similar to the one shown above.
The cause of the crash was not immediately known.
Orient is about 90 miles north of Spokane
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Date:
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07-MAY-2015
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Time:
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5:15 PM
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Type:
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Owner/operator:
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R & R Conner Aviation LLC
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Registration:
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N46969
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C/n / msn:
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63-8548
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Fatalities:
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Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1
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Other fatalities:
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0
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Airplane damage:
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Written off (damaged beyond repair)
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Location:
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Near Pierre Lake, Orient, Washington -
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States of America |
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Phase:
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Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.)
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Nature:
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Agricultural
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Departure airport:
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Destination airport:
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Narrative:
A helicopter crashed on a wooded hillside during logging operations. The pilot survived the accident with minor injuries.
Sources:
http://www.krem.com/story/news/local/stevens-county/2015/05/07/helicopter-crashes-near-kettle-falls/70980476/
http://www.khq.com/story/29010383/report-of-helicopter-crash-near-kettle-falls
http://www.asias.faa.gov/pls/apex/f?p=100:95:0::NO::P95_EVENT_LCL_DATE,P95_LOC_CITY_NAME,P95_REGIST_NBR:08-MAY-15,ORIENT,N46969
http://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/NNum_Results.aspx?NNumbertxt=46969
This helicopter had a prior accident record:
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Date:
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05-DEC-2007
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Time:
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1600 MST
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Type:
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Owner/operator:
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R & R Conner Aviation LLC
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Registration:
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N46969
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C/n / msn:
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63-8548
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Fatalities:
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Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1
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Other fatalities:
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0
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Airplane damage:
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Substantial
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Location:
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33 miles SW of Ennis, MT -
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Phase:
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Take off
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Nature:
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Ferry/positioning
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Departure airport:
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Destination airport:
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Narrative:
On December 5, 2007, at 1600 mountain standard time, a Bell UH-1B, N46969, impacted terrain approximately 33 miles southwest of Ennis, Montana. R & R Conner Aviation LLC was operating the helicopter under the provisions of 14 CFR Part 91. The pilot was not injured; the helicopter sustained substantial damage. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed and no flight plan was filed for the local positioning flight.
On December 5, 2007, at 1600 mountain standard time, a Bell UH-1B, N46969, impacted terrain approximately 33 miles southwest of Ennis, Montana. R & R Conner Aviation LLC was operating the helicopter under the provisions of 14 CFR Part 91. The pilot was not injured; the helicopter sustained substantial damage. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed and no flight plan was filed for the local positioning flight.
According to the pilot, he had repositioned the helicopter from the landing zone to a nearby road, in order for a snowplow to access the landing zone. Once the snowplow was finished, the pilot began to reposition the helicopter to the landing zone. As the helicopter was lifting from the ground, it began to vibrate.
The pilot climbed the helicopter to about 10 feet; however, it
continued to vibrate. The pilot then decided to force land the helicopter. The
helicopter landed hard and sustained damage to the doorframe.
Sources:
NTSB Identification: SEA08LA043
NTSB Identification: SEA08LA043