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Aircraft:
Bell 206L-4 LongRanger
- Reg: N317RL photos
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Serial #:
52317
- Airline: San Juan Aviation
- Photo Date: May 27, 2014
- Uploaded: Jun 18, 2014
- Snohomish County Airport/Paine Field - KPAE, USA - Washington
Rotorless from incident occurred Monday, July 26, 2010 in Gulf of Mexico, LA. During takeoff from an offshore oil platform, the pilot reported a loss of main rotor rpm. The pilot activated the emergency float system and initiated an autorotation to the water. Upon touchdown, the engine was still operating. The pilot shut down the engine and prepared the passengers to evacuate. All three occupants safely evacuated the helicopter (which was upright on its skid-mounted float system) and boarded the emergency life raft that the pilot had inflated. The helicopter remained upright floating on the water and was later recovered and transported to the operator’s on-shore maintenance facility. The operator did immediate fuel quality tests at the facility where the helicopter had most recently been refueled and found no problems.
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Rotorless from incident occurred Monday, July 26, 2010 in Gulf of Mexico, LA. During takeoff from an offshore oil platform, the pilot reported a loss of main rotor rpm. The pilot activated the emergency float system and initiated an autorotation to the water. Upon touchdown, the engine was still operating. The pilot shut down the engine and prepared the passengers to evacuate. All three occupants safely evacuated the helicopter (which was upright on its skid-mounted float system) and boarded the emergency life raft that the pilot had inflated. The helicopter remained upright floating on the water and was later recovered and transported to the operator’s on-shore maintenance facility. The operator did immediate fuel quality tests at the facility where the helicopter had most recently been refueled and found no problems.Camera
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Aircraft
- Reg: N317RL photos
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Aircraft:
Bell 206L-4 LongRanger
- Airline: San Juan Aviation
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Serial #:
52317
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Snohomish County Airport/Paine Field - KPAE
- USA - Washington