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Aircraft Accident Report: Crash During Takeoff of Carson Helicopters, Inc. Firefighting Helicopters Under Contract to the U.S. Forest Service, S

Aircraft Accident Report: Crash During Takeoff of Carson Helicopters, Inc. Firefighting Helicopters Under Contract to the U.S. Forest Service, S

National Transportation Safety Board

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Transportation General

ISBN10: 1494834375
ISBN13: 9781494834371
Publisher: Createspace
Published: Jan 21 2014
Pages: 174
Weight: 0.92
Height: 0.37 Width: 8.50 Depth: 11.02
Language: English
On August 5, 2008, about 1941 Pacific daylight time, a Sikorsky S-61N helicopter, N612AZ, impacted trees and terrain during the initial climb after takeoff from Helispot 44 (H-44), located at an elevation of about 6,000 feet in mountainous terrain near Weaverville, California. The pilot-in-command, the safety crewmember, and seven firefighters were fatally injured; the copilot and three firefighters were seriously injured. Impact forces and a postcrash fire destroyed the helicopter, which was being operated by the U.S. Forest Service (USFS) as a public flight to transport firefighters from H-44 to another helispot. The USFS had contracted with Carson Helicopters, Inc. (CHI) of Grants Pass, Oregon, for the services of the helicopter, which was registered to CHI and leased to Carson Helicopter Services, Inc. of Grants Pass. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time of the accident, and a company visual flight rules flight plan had been filed.

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