Bell 412 N411UT
26 February 2000 · Karns, Tennessee, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 26 February 2000 at about 08:16 local time, a Bell 412 registered N411UT was involved in an accident near Karns, Tennessee, United States. 3 people were 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.
The record
- Date
- at 08:16
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Karns, Tennessee, United States
- Coordinates
- 35.9695, -83.9396
- Aircraft
- Bell 412
- Registration
- N411UT
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Positioning
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Knoxville → Unknown
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Night/Dark
- NTSB number
- MIA00LA098
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
Probable cause
The pilot's failure to maintain a visual lookout while repo sitioning the helicopter at a road side landing zone resulting in an in-flight (hover) collision with a tree.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The pilot stated he landed at an landing zone to pick up in jured personnel. The slope was too steep so he decided to reposition the helicopter, and picked up to a hover. He was looking out the left side of the helicopter watching wires next to a driveway. He turned the tail to the right and the tail rotor collided with a 15 foot tall tree.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 Aug 2000 | Bell 412 | Cold Springs, Nevada, United States | US Department of Interior | Fatal | 1 |
| 8 Jun 2000 | Bell 412 | San Juanito, Mexico | Helivan S.a. de C.v. | Serious injuries | - |
| 3 Apr 1999 | Bell 412 | Santan, Indonesia | PT Gatari Hutama Airservices | Fatal | 7 |
| 7 Oct 2001 | Bell 412HP | Los Cabos, Mexico | Heliservicio de Campeche S.A. | Fatal | 3 |
| 18 Dec 2001 | Bell 412EP | Rio Frio, Mexico | Government of the State of Puebla | Serious injuries | - |
| 9 Jun 1999 | Bell 412 | Eugene Is. 313 | - | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 Jul 2000 | Cessna 560 XL | Nashville, Tennessee, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 1 Jan 2000 | Bellanca BL-17-30A | Monteagle, Tennessee, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 26 May 2000 | Hayes LONG-EZ | Collegedale, Tennessee, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 22 Apr 2000 | Air Tractor AT-401-B | Lawrenceburg, Tennessee, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 28 Feb 2000 | Cessna 150H | Dandridge, Tennessee, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 26 Jun 2000 | Double D RANS S-12 | Baneberry, Tennessee, United States | - | No injuries | - |