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Aerospatiale AS-355F N57807

23 August 1982 · Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States · Minor injuries

Summary

On 23 August 1982 at about 21:25 local time, a Aerospatiale AS-355F registered N57807, operated by Collins General Avaition Avion, was involved in an accident near Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States. 5 people were on board and 2 had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

The record

Date
at 21:25
Classification
Accident
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States
Coordinates
Not recorded
Aircraft
Aerospatiale AS-355F
Registration
N57807
Category
Helicopter
Engines
2
Operator
Collins General Avaition Avion
Operating rule
Part 91: General Aviation
Purpose of flight
Unknown
Phase of flight
Not recorded
Route
Cedar Rapids → Cedar Rapids
Aircraft damage
Substantial
Weather
VMC
Light
Day
NTSB number
MKC82DA155

People

2 people had minor injuries.

On board Died Serious Minor Uninjured
5 0 0 2 3

Probable cause

The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.

Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.

Read the full NTSB narrative

THE AIRCREW LOST CONTROL OF THE HELICOPTER WHILE MAKING A PEDAL TURN AT 800 TO 900 AGL. AFTER 5 ROTATIONS, THE HELICOPTER IMPACTED THE GROUND, BOUNCED, ROLLED AND FELL ON ITS RIGHT SIDE. SWITCHES WERE CUT AND THE CREW MADE AN EXIT. AN INVESTIGATION REVEALED NO MALFUNCTIONS. IN THE HELICOPTER HANDBOOK, IT SAYS TO "USE PEDALS TO COMPENSATE FOR TORQUE. DO NOT USE TO ASSIST THE TURN." IN INVESTIGATIVE FLIGHT TESTS, MISUSE OF THE PEDALS RESULTED IN A SPINNING TUCKED DESCENT UNTIL RECOVERY WAS INITIATED.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

Other Aerospatiale AS-355F accidents

Date Aircraft Location Operator Outcome Died
7 Dec 1983 Aerospatiale AS 355F
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4 Jan 1984 Aerospatiale AS-355F
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4 Aug 1985 Aerospatiale AS-355F
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Chamblee, Georgia, United States - Serious injuries -

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