Aerospatiale SA341G N341G

Summary

On 17 November 1999 at about 18:45 local time, a Aerospatiale SA341G registered N341G was involved in an accident near El Paso, Texas, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

17 November 1999 at 18:45

Classification

Accident

Location

El Paso, Texas, United States

Coordinates

31.8408, -106.4306

Aircraft

Aerospatiale SA341G

Registration

N341G

Category

Helicopter

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Other Work Use

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

McGregor → Unknown

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

DEN00LA019

Nobody was injured.

An uncommanded flight control input for undetermined reasons resulting in rotor blade contact with the ground and subsequent loss of control.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot said that he saw something on the ground that he wanted to observe. He went into a hover at 5 feet agl. The pilot said that when he initiated his departure, the helicopter made an uncommanded roll to the right causing the main rotor blades to hit the ground. Postaccident examination and testing of the three main rotor blade servos found no anomalies which might have initiated an uncommanded roll. The helicopter manufacturer's representative said that he had never heard of an uncommanded roll in this model of aircraft.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.