Federal Aviation Administration / Flight Standards District Office; Anchorage, Alaska
https://registry.faa.gov/N3821P
NTSB Identification: GAA19CA205
14 CFR Part 91: General Aviation
Accident occurred Saturday, April 13, 2019 in Seward, AK
Aircraft: Piper PA22, registration: N3821P
NTSB investigators will use data provided by various entities, including, but not limited to, the Federal Aviation Administration and/or the operator, and will not travel in support of this investigation to prepare this aircraft accident report.
Ground looped during off airport landing.
Date: 12-APR-19
Time: 23:30:00Z
Regis#: N3821P
Aircraft Make: PIPER
Aircraft Model: PA 22 150
Event Type: ACCIDENT
Highest Injury: NONE
Aircraft Missing: No
Damage: SUBSTANTIAL
Activity: UNKNOWN
Flight Phase: LANDING (LDG)
Operation: 91
City: SEWARD
State: ALASKA
January 07, 2018: While taxiing, aircraft encountered a soft spot on beach and nosed over.
Date: 07-JAN-18
Time: 22:00:00Z
Regis#: N3821P
Aircraft Make: PIPER
Aircraft Model: PA 22 150
Event Type: INCIDENT
Highest Injury: NONE
Aircraft Missing: No
Damage: UNKNOWN
Activity: UNKNOWN
Flight Phase: TAXI (TXI)
Operation: 91
City: BEAR GLACIER KENAI FJORDS NATL PARK
State: ALASKA
Additional Participating Entity:
Federal Aviation Administration / Flight Standards District Office; Riverside, California
N3375G Aviation Accident Factual Report - National Transportation Safety Board: https://app.ntsb.gov/pdf
N3375G Investigation Docket - National Transportation Safety Board: https://dms.ntsb.gov/pubdms
https://registry.faa.gov/N3375G
Location: Chino, CA
Accident Number: GAA19CA207A
Date & Time: 04/13/2019, 1355 PDT
Registration: N3375G
Aircraft: North American SNJ
Aircraft Damage: Substantial
Defining Event: Ground collision
Injuries: 2 None
Flight Conducted Under: Part 91: General Aviation - Personal
The pilot of a tailwheel-equipped airplane reported that, he was doing S-turns while taxiing due to the restricted forward visibility and did not see any airplanes in the run-up area. While positioning the airplane in the run-up area, the left wing collided with the propeller of a stopped airplane.
The pilot of the stopped airplane reported that, after completing a run-up and waiting for a clearance to depart, he observed a "warbird" entering the run-up area. The other airplane continued straight, and the left wing collided with their propeller.
The tailwheel-equipped airplane sustained substantial damage to the left wing.
The pilots of the tailwheel-equipped airplane and the stopped airplane reported that there were no preimpact mechanical failures or malfunctions with their respective airplanes that would have precluded normal operation.
Pilot Information
Certificate: Commercial
Age: 58, Male
Airplane Rating(s): Multi-engine Land; Single-engine Land
Seat Occupied: Front
Other Aircraft Rating(s): None
Restraint Used: 3-point
Instrument Rating(s): None
Second Pilot Present: Yes
Instructor Rating(s): None
Toxicology Performed: No
Medical Certification: Class 2 With Waivers/Limitations
Last FAA Medical Exam: 02/01/2019
Occupational Pilot: No
Last Flight Review or Equivalent: 01/25/2019
Flight Time: (Estimated) 3000 hours (Total, all aircraft), 200 hours (Total, this make and model)
Pilot-Rated Passenger Information
Certificate: Airline Transport
Age: 58, Male
Airplane Rating(s): Multi-engine Land; Single-engine Land
Seat Occupied: Rear
Other Aircraft Rating(s): None
Restraint Used: Unknown
Instrument Rating(s): Airplane
Second Pilot Present: Yes
Instructor Rating(s): None
Toxicology Performed: No
Medical Certification: Class 1 With Waivers/Limitations
Last FAA Medical Exam: 03/20/2019
Occupational Pilot: Yes
Last Flight Review or Equivalent: 08/10/2018
Flight Time: (Estimated) 15975 hours (Total, all aircraft), 557 hours (Total, this make and model), 5852 hours (Pilot In Command, all aircraft), 165 hours (Last 90 days, all aircraft), 65 hours (Last 30 days, all aircraft)
Aircraft and Owner/Operator Information
Aircraft Make: North American
Registration: N3375G
Model/Series: SNJ 5
Aircraft Category: Airplane
Year of Manufacture: 1943
Amateur Built: No
Airworthiness Certificate: Normal
Serial Number: 90790
Landing Gear Type: Tailwheel
Seats: 2
Date/Type of Last Inspection: 10/27/2018, Annual
Certified Max Gross Wt.: 5500 lbs
Time Since Last Inspection:
Engines: 1 Reciprocating
Airframe Total Time: 8077.2 Hours as of last inspection
Engine Manufacturer: Pratt & Whitney
ELT: Installed, not activated
Engine Model/Series: R1340 An-1
Registered Owner: Planes Of Fame Air Museum
Rated Power: 650 hp
Operator: Planes Of Fame Air Museum
Operating Certificate(s) Held: None
Meteorological Information and Flight Plan
Conditions at Accident Site: Visual Conditions
Condition of Light: Day
Observation Facility, Elevation: KCNO, 650 ft msl
Distance from Accident Site: 0 Nautical Miles
Observation Time: 2053 UTC
Direction from Accident Site: 49°
Lowest Cloud Condition: Clear
Visibility: 10 Miles
Lowest Ceiling: None
Visibility (RVR):
Wind Speed/Gusts: /
Turbulence Type Forecast/Actual: None / None
Wind Direction:
Turbulence Severity Forecast/Actual: N/A / N/A
Altimeter Setting: 29.97 inches Hg
Temperature/Dew Point: 27°C / 2°C
Precipitation and Obscuration: No Obscuration; No Precipitation
Departure Point: Chino, CA (CNO)
Type of Flight Plan Filed: None
Destination: Chino, CA (CNO)
Type of Clearance: None
Departure Time: 1355 PDT
Type of Airspace: Class D
Airport Information
Airport: Chino (CNO)
Runway Surface Type: Asphalt
Airport Elevation: 650 ft
Runway Surface Condition: Dry
Runway Used: 26R
IFR Approach: None
Runway Length/Width: 4858 ft / 150 ft
VFR Approach/Landing: None
Wreckage and Impact Information
Crew Injuries: 2 None
Aircraft Damage: Substantial
Passenger Injuries: N/A
Aircraft Fire: None
Ground Injuries: N/A
Aircraft Explosion: None
Total Injuries: 2 None
Latitude, Longitude: 33.974722, -117.636389 (est)
N316RM Aviation Accident Factual Report - National Transportation Safety Board: https://app.ntsb.gov/pdf
N316RM Investigation Docket - National Transportation Safety Board: https://dms.ntsb.gov/pubdms
https://registry.faa.gov/N316RM
Location: Chino, CA
Accident Number: GAA19CA207B
Date & Time: 04/13/2019, 1355 PDT
Registration: N316RM
Aircraft: MORRISON ROCKY V Sportsman GS-2
Aircraft Damage: Minor
Defining Event: Ground collision
Injuries: 1 None
Flight Conducted Under: Part 91: General Aviation - Personal
The pilot of a tailwheel-equipped airplane reported that, he was doing S-turns while taxiing due to the restricted forward visibility and did not see any airplanes in the run-up area. While positioning the airplane in the run-up area, the left wing collided with the propeller of a stopped airplane.
The pilot of the stopped airplane reported that, after completing a run-up and waiting for a clearance to depart, he observed a "warbird" entering the run-up area. The other airplane continued straight, and the left wing collided with their propeller.
The tailwheel-equipped airplane sustained substantial damage to the left wing.
The pilots of the tailwheel-equipped airplane and the stopped airplane reported that there were no preimpact mechanical failures or malfunctions with their respective airplanes that would have precluded normal operation.
Pilot Information
Certificate: Private
Age: 64, Male
Airplane Rating(s): Single-engine Land
Seat Occupied: Left
Other Aircraft Rating(s): None
Restraint Used: 3-point
Instrument Rating(s): None
Second Pilot Present: No
Instructor Rating(s): None
Toxicology Performed: No
Medical Certification: Class 3 With Waivers/Limitations
Last FAA Medical Exam: 01/08/2019
Occupational Pilot: No
Last Flight Review or Equivalent: 05/04/2017
Flight Time: (Estimated) 449 hours (Total, all aircraft), 350 hours (Total, this make and model), 365 hours (Pilot In Command, all aircraft), 11 hours (Last 90 days, all aircraft), 5 hours (Last 30 days, all aircraft)
Aircraft and Owner/Operator Information
Aircraft Make: MORRISON ROCKY V
Registration: N316RM
Model/Series: Sportsman GS-2
Aircraft Category: Airplane
Year of Manufacture: 2015
Amateur Built: Yes
Airworthiness Certificate: Experimental
Serial Number: 7134
Landing Gear Type: Tricycle
Seats: 4
Date/Type of Last Inspection: 05/22/2018, Annual
Certified Max Gross Wt.: 2450 lbs
Time Since Last Inspection:
Engines: 1 Reciprocating
Airframe Total Time: 274 Hours as of last inspection
Engine Manufacturer: Lycoming
ELT: C126 installed, not activated
Engine Model/Series: YIO-390-EXP
Registered Owner: On file
Rated Power: 210 hp
Operator: On file
Operating Certificate(s) Held: None
Meteorological Information and Flight Plan
Conditions at Accident Site: Visual Conditions
Condition of Light: Day
Observation Facility, Elevation: KCNO, 650 ft msl
Distance from Accident Site: 0 Nautical Miles
Observation Time: 2053 UTC
Direction from Accident Site: 49°
Lowest Cloud Condition: Clear
Visibility: 10 Miles
Lowest Ceiling: None
Visibility (RVR):
Wind Speed/Gusts: /
Turbulence Type Forecast/Actual: None / None
Wind Direction:
Turbulence Severity Forecast/Actual: N/A / N/A
Altimeter Setting: 29.97 inches Hg
Temperature/Dew Point: 27°C / 2°C
Precipitation and Obscuration: No Obscuration; No Precipitation
Departure Point: Chino, CA (CNO)
Type of Flight Plan Filed: None
Destination: Chino, CA (CNO)
Type of Clearance: None
Departure Time: PDT
Type of Airspace: Class D
Airport Information
Airport: Chino (CNO)
Runway Surface Type: Asphalt
Airport Elevation: 650 ft
Runway Surface Condition: Dry
Runway Used: 26R
IFR Approach: None
Runway Length/Width: 4858 ft / 150 ft
VFR Approach/Landing: None
Wreckage and Impact Information
Crew Injuries: 1 None
Aircraft Damage: Minor
Passenger Injuries: N/A
Aircraft Fire: None
Ground Injuries: N/A
Aircraft Explosion: None
Total Injuries: 1 None
Latitude, Longitude: 33.974722, -117.636389 (est)
The National Transportation Safety Board did not travel to the scene of this accident.
Additional Participating Entity:
Federal Aviation Administration / Flight Standards District Office; Sacramento, California
Aviation Accident Preliminary Report - National Transportation Safety Board: https://app.ntsb.gov/pdf
https://registry.faa.gov/N120EJ
Location: Winters, CA
Accident Number: WPR19LA108
Date & Time: 04/13/2019, 1145 PDT
Registration: N120EJ
Aircraft: Europa XS
Injuries: 1 Serious
Flight Conducted Under: Part 91: General Aviation - Personal
On April 13, 2019, about 1145 Pacific daylight time, a Europa XS airplane, N120EJ, was substantially damaged during a landing roll following a forced landing in Winters, California. The airline transport pilot was seriously injured. The airplane was registered to and operated by the pilot under the provisions of Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 as a personal flight. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed and a flight plan was not filed for the local flight, which departed Yolo County Airport (DWA), Davis, California at 1040.
According to the pilot, he had not flown the airplane for six months. Two days prior to his departure, the pilot sprayed oil into each cylinder through the spark plug port holes. He then turned the engine over by hand about 30 times and did not observe any binding. After cleaning and reinstalling the spark plugs, the pilot attempted to start the engine, but the battery was weak. He charged the battery and two days later, the engine started normally. The pilot departed DWA uneventfully and headed north before he turned west and climbed to 3,000 ft. He then turned south and checked his airspeed as he advanced the power to 2,950 rpm, but immediately heard a loud noise, which was accompanied by a sudden vibration and then a partial loss of power. The pilot turned towards his departure airport and reduced his engine power. During this time he observed the exhaust gas temperature on the multi-function display (MFD) and determined that cylinder no. 5 had failed. He advanced the throttle again and the engine continued to run with a vibration. He announced "Mayday" over the airport common traffic advisory frequency and then turned to the final approach leg of the airport, at which point the engine experienced a total loss of power. The pilot was about 2 nm from the runway when he received an advisory on his MFD for nearby traffic 300 ft beneath him. He turned west into the wind and selected a plowed field with farrows to attempt a forced landing. He entered the airplane into a slip, but descended too quickly and was forced to maneuver to avoid a weather station tower. As the airplane touched down, the nose landing gear dug into the dirt field and the airplane nosed over and came to rest inverted.
A review of photographs furnished by law enforcement personnel revealed substantial damage to the right wing and empennage.
The wreckage was retained for further examination.
Aircraft and Owner/Operator Information
Aircraft Make: Europa
Registration: N120EJ
Model/Series: XS
Aircraft Category: Airplane
Amateur Built: Yes
Operator: On file
Operating Certificate(s) Held: None
Meteorological Information and Flight Plan
Conditions at Accident Site: Visual Conditions
Condition of Light: Day
Observation Facility, Elevation: , 68 ft msl
Observation Time: 1155 PDT
Distance from Accident Site: 4 Nautical Miles
Temperature/Dew Point: 20°C / 8°C
Lowest Cloud Condition: Clear
Wind Speed/Gusts, Direction: 4 knots / , 50°
Lowest Ceiling: None
Visibility: 10 Miles
Altimeter Setting: 30.04 inches Hg
Type of Flight Plan Filed: None
Departure Point: Davis/Woodland/Winters, CA (DWA)
Destination: Davis/Woodland/Winters, CA (DWA)
Wreckage and Impact Information
Crew Injuries: 1 Serious
Aircraft Damage: Substantial
Passenger Injuries: N/A
Aircraft Fire: None
Ground Injuries: N/A
Aircraft Explosion: None
Total Injuries: 1 Serious
Latitude, Longitude: 38.553333, -121.866667
DAVIS, California (KCRA) — Officials are investigating a small plane crash near County Road 95 and County Road 31 in Davis, the Yolo County Sheriff’s Office said.
Deputies responded to the plane crash at around 11 a.m. Saturday, just south of the Yolo County airport, the Sheriff’s Office said.
The plane initially took off from the airport. Officials said the pilot then tried to land the plane in a farm field and the plane flipped over.
The Sheriff’s Office said that the pilot was the only occupant of the plane and was taken to a nearby hospital. He suffered major injuries, according to the California Highway Patrol.
The Federal Aviation Administration is now investigating.
Original article can be found here ➤ https://www.kcra.com
Federal Aviation Administration / Flight Standards District Office; Long Beach, California
Landed in the dirt.
City of Huntington Beach
https://registry.faa.gov/N523HB
Date: 14-APR-19
Time: 05:57:00Z
Regis#: N523HB
Aircraft Make: MD HELICOPTERS
Aircraft Model: 500N
Event Type: INCIDENT
Highest Injury: NONE
Aircraft Missing: No
Damage: NONE
Activity: PUBLIC USE
Flight Phase: LANDING (LDG)
Aircraft Operator: CITY OF HUNTINGTON BEACH
City: SANTA ANA
State: CALIFORNIA
The National Transportation Safety Board did not travel to the scene of this accident.
Additional Participating Entity:
Federal Aviation Administration / Flight Standards District Office; Long Beach, California
Aviation Accident Preliminary Report - National Transportation Safety Board: https://app.ntsb.gov/pdf
https://registry.faa.gov/N355WC
Location: St. Helena, CA
Accident Number: WPR19TA110
Date & Time: 04/14/2019, 1213 PDT
Registration: N355WC
Aircraft: Kubicek BB100
Injuries: 1 Serious, 2 Minor, 14 None
Flight Conducted Under: Part 91: General Aviation - Business - Sightseeing
On April 14, 2019, at 1213 Pacific daylight time, a Balony Kubicek SPOL SR BB100Z hot air balloon, N355WC, sustained minor damage during a landing in St. Helena, California. The commercial pilot and 13 passengers were not injured. Two passengers received minor injuries and one passenger was seriously injured. The balloon was registered to Eagle Point Endeavors and operated by Wine Country Balloons under the provisions of Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 as a revenue sightseeing flight. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed and a flight plan was not filed for the local flight, which departed Charles M. Schulz – Sonoma County Airport (STS), Santa Rosa, California at 0938.
According to the pilot, his weather planning had showed that prevailing winds were from the northwest about 3,000 ft, which was his planned cruise altitude. Additionally, the owner of the balloon company had independently determined that the wind was traveling towards STS. After delivering a safety briefing to his passengers, the pilot uneventfully launched from his position about 4 nm north of STS. Shortly after departure, the pilot discovered the balloon was moving to the northwest. He climbed and descended to find more favorable winds, but was unsuccessful. The winds then started to push the balloon towards the east into a series of hills. He informed the ground crew that he would be landing in an area about 9 nm southeast of his departure site, but overflew it.
Approximately 55 minutes into the flight, the pilot's two-way radio stopped functioning and he was forced to communicate with the ground crew using his cell phone. Global positioning system data furnished by the operator showed the balloon momentarily head northeast and descend to the surface and then climb to the southeast. The balloon traversed a ridge and the pilot informed a separate crew that he intended to land in St. Helena as he did not want the balloon to reach Napa. As the balloon was hooking backward into a hillside, the pilot rotated the balloon 180° and observed an open area near a vineyard. He advised the passengers to secure themselves and bend their knees, as they had discussed previously. The balloon descended over power lines and a residence, but the winds started blowing the balloon to the north toward the vineyard. The pilot intentionally descended the balloon onto a blackberry bush to land. After it made contact, the balloon got stuck in the bush and the momentum from the balloon canopy pulled the basket forward and caused it to swing like a pendulum. The basket impacted the ground at an angle and came to rest.
Aircraft and Owner/Operator Information
Aircraft Make: Kubicek
Registration: N355WC
Model/Series: BB100 Z
Aircraft Category: Balloon
Amateur Built: No
Operator: Wine County Balloons
Operating Certificate(s) Held: None
Meteorological Information and Flight Plan
Conditions at Accident Site:
Condition of Light:
Observation Facility, Elevation: , 117 ft msl
Observation Time: 1153 PDT
Distance from Accident Site: 15 Nautical Miles
Temperature/Dew Point: 17°C / 9°C
Lowest Cloud Condition: Few / 25000 ft agl
Wind Speed/Gusts, Direction: 6 knots / , 160°
Lowest Ceiling:
Visibility: 10 Miles
Altimeter Setting: 29.94 inches Hg
Type of Flight Plan Filed:
Departure Point:
Destination:
Wreckage and Impact Information
Crew Injuries: 1 None
Aircraft Damage: Minor
Passenger Injuries: 1 Serious, 2 Minor, 13 None
Aircraft Fire: None
Ground Injuries: N/A
Aircraft Explosion: None
Total Injuries: 1 Serious, 2 Minor, 14 None
Latitude, Longitude: 38.443333, -122.046667
Three people were injured Sunday morning after a hot-air balloon from Sonoma County was blown off course to a rough landing west of St. Helena, authorities reported.
The landing occurred near the 2900 block of White Sulphur Springs Road, according to the Napa County Sheriff's Office. Deputies were called to the scene along with personnel from Cal Fire and two ambulance crews.
Two of the three injured people were taken by ambulance to Kaiser Permanente Santa Rosa Medical Center, according to sheriff’s Sgt. Ryan Woolworth.
The balloon, which was carrying 13 people, is owned by Wine Country Balloons of Santa Rosa and was scheduled to complete its flight entirely within Sonoma County, but winds blew it east into Napa County instead, Woolworth said. The pilot attempted to land the balloon at Crane Park in St. Helena but was instead blown to White Sulphur Springs Road in the rural Upvalley.
Sunday's balloon incident was the second in the Napa Valley in less than two weeks. On April 1, a balloon registered to Balloons Above the Valley clipped power lines before landing south of Yountville. Three of the 19 passengers were hospitalized with electrical burns.
The Federal Aviation Administration and National Transportation Safety Board are investigating the Yountville incident.
https://napavalleyregister.com
A hot air balloon took off in Sonoma County and then crashed in Napa County Sunday morning, injuring three people on board, according to the Napa County Sheriff’s Office. It was the second balloon to crash in Napa this month.
The balloon was operated by Wine Country Balloons, a Santa Rosa company, according to Napa Valley Register. Officials with the balloon company could not be reached Monday.
Ian Gregor, a spokesman for the FAA, said details on the crash, such as where it occurred and where the balloon took off, were not immediately available Monday. Gregor confirmed the FAA is investigating. The report of the crash came in to first responders at 11:35 Sunday morning.
The balloon was unable to land at its intended location in Napa County and was pushed back into the Mayacamas Mountains and “landed hard,” said Sgt. Mike Milat of the Napa County Sheriff’s Office who had no further details.
The crash resulted in three people sustaining minor injuries, said Shannon Criss of Cal Fire. Criss had no further information about the crash.
On April 1, a hot air balloon registered to Napa company Balloons Above the Valley crashed into power lines in Napa Valley, leaving three passengers with electrical burns.
Original article can be found here ➤ https://www.pressdemocrat.com
Federal Aviation Administration / Flight Standards District Office; NW Florida
Veered off the taxiway.
SkyWarrior Flight Support Inc
https://registry.faa.gov/N727GA
Date: 12-APR-19
Time: 15:06:00Z
Regis#: N727GA
Aircraft Make: GRUMMAN AMERICAN
Aircraft Model: GA 7
Event Type: INCIDENT
Highest Injury: UNKNOWN
Aircraft Missing: No
Damage: UNKNOWN
Activity: UNKNOWN
Flight Phase: TAXI (TXI)
Operation: 91
City: PENSACOLA
State: FLORIDA
The National Transportation Safety Board did not travel to the scene of this accident.
Additional Participating Entity:
Federal Aviation Administration / Flight Standards District Office; Tampa, Florida
Aviation Accident Factual Report - National Transportation Safety Board: https://app.ntsb.gov/pdf
https://registry.faa.gov/N689M
Location: Bradenton Beach, FL
Accident Number: ERA19TA153
Date & Time: 04/13/2019, 1220 EDT
Registration: N689M
Aircraft: Robinson R22
Aircraft Damage: Substantial
Defining Event: Settling with power/vortex ring state
Injuries: 2 None
Flight Conducted Under: Part 91: General Aviation - Instructional
On April 13, 2019, about 1220 eastern daylight time, a Robinson R22, N689M, was substantially damaged during impact with water while maneuvering near Bradenton Beach, Florida. The flight instructor and private pilot were not injured. The instructional flight was conducted under the provisions of Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed and no flight plan was filed for the flight that departed Buchan Airport (X36), Englewood, Florida, about 1100. The flight was destined to Clearwater Airport (CLW), Clearwater, Florida.
The private pilot stated that he was receiving instruction to prepare for a commercial pilot practical examination. As part of the lesson, the private pilot was flying about 100 ft above the water while the flight instructor took pictures of boats. The private pilot then executed a 180°-turn to obtain a better angle for a photograph. Immediately after the turn, the helicopter lost power and or lift and the pilot assumed "I got into settling with power, because the wind might have shifted." The private pilot tried to level the helicopter before impact with the water, but there was not enough time. The helicopter came to rest inverted in the water and both pilots egressed.
The flight instructor stated that the pilot made a turn into a downwind, which put the helicopter in a tailwind. The pilot then pulled back into 0 airspeed and as a result the helicopter settled into its own downwash. The accident happened so quickly that the flight instructor had no time to take the controls and correct. He added that there were no preimpact mechanical malfunctions with the helicopter.
Examination of the helicopter by a Federal Aviation Administration inspector revealed damage to the main rotor, fuselage and tailboom.
The recorded wind at an airport located about 8 miles southeast of the accident site, at 1253, was from 190° at 15 knots.
Flight Instructor Information
Certificate: Flight Instructor; Commercial
Age: 42, Male
Airplane Rating(s): None
Seat Occupied: Left
Other Aircraft Rating(s): Helicopter
Restraint Used: 3-point
Instrument Rating(s): None
Second Pilot Present: Yes
Instructor Rating(s): Helicopter
Toxicology Performed: No
Medical Certification: Class 2 Without Waivers/Limitations
Last FAA Medical Exam: 04/10/1977
Occupational Pilot: No
Last Flight Review or Equivalent: 02/18/2018
Flight Time: 1476 hours (Total, all aircraft), 1414 hours (Pilot In Command, all aircraft), 160 hours (Last 90 days, all aircraft), 70 hours (Last 30 days, all aircraft), 6 hours (Last 24 hours, all aircraft)
Pilot Information
Certificate: Private
Age: 48, Male
Airplane Rating(s): None
Seat Occupied: Right
Other Aircraft Rating(s): Helicopter
Restraint Used: 3-point
Instrument Rating(s): None
Second Pilot Present: Yes
Instructor Rating(s): None
Toxicology Performed: No
Medical Certification: Class 2 Without Waivers/Limitations
Last FAA Medical Exam: 04/02/2019
Occupational Pilot: No
Last Flight Review or Equivalent: 02/18/2018
Flight Time: 354 hours (Total, all aircraft), 999999 hours (Total, this make and model), 242 hours (Pilot In Command, all aircraft), 41 hours (Last 90 days, all aircraft), 30 hours (Last 30 days, all aircraft), 3 hours (Last 24 hours, all aircraft)
Aircraft and Owner/Operator Information
Aircraft Make: Robinson
Registration: N689M
Model/Series: R22 UNDESIGNATED
Aircraft Category: Helicopter
Year of Manufacture: 1979
Amateur Built: No
Airworthiness Certificate: Normal
Serial Number: 689M
Landing Gear Type: Float;
Seats: 2
Date/Type of Last Inspection: 03/16/2019, 100 Hour
Certified Max Gross Wt.: 1370 lbs
Time Since Last Inspection:
Engines: 1 Reciprocating
Airframe Total Time: 7084 Hours as of last inspection
Engine Manufacturer: Lycoming
ELT: Not installed
Engine Model/Series: O-320
Registered Owner: Boatphoto Helicopter Llc
Rated Power: 160
Operator: Boatphoto Helicopter Llc
Operating Certificate(s) Held: None
Meteorological Information and Flight Plan
Conditions at Accident Site: Visual Conditions
Condition of Light: Day
Observation Facility, Elevation: SRQ, 28 ft msl
Distance from Accident Site: 8 Nautical Miles
Observation Time: 1253 EDT
Direction from Accident Site: 115°
Lowest Cloud Condition:
Visibility: 10 Miles
Lowest Ceiling: Broken / 4400 ft agl
Visibility (RVR):
Wind Speed/Gusts: 15 knots /
Turbulence Type Forecast/Actual: None / None
Wind Direction: 190°
Turbulence Severity Forecast/Actual: N/A / N/A
Altimeter Setting: 29.98 inches Hg
Temperature/Dew Point: 29°C / 21°C
Precipitation and Obscuration: No Obscuration; No Precipitation
Departure Point: Englewood, FL (X36)
Type of Flight Plan Filed: None
Destination: Clearwater, FL (CLW)
Type of Clearance: None
Departure Time: 1100 EDT
Type of Airspace:
Wreckage and Impact Information
Crew Injuries: 2 None
Aircraft Damage: Substantial
Passenger Injuries: N/A
Aircraft Fire: None
Ground Injuries: N/A
Aircraft Explosion: None
Total Injuries: 2 None
Latitude, Longitude: 27.450556, -82.686111 (est)
BRADENTON BEACH, Florida — A helicopter carrying two men ended up in Sarasota Bay off the Coquina Beach South Boat Ramp on Saturday afternoon after apparently trying to make an emergency landing.
Two men were rescued from the crash without injuries, according to Longboat Key Police Chief Peter Cumming. The circumstances that led to the crash are under investigation.
The Robinson R22 Mariner is owned and operated by Boatpix.com, a West Palm Beach aviation photography and training company.
James Rahming told SNN-TV that he and his co-pilot, identified by the Manatee County Sheriff’s Office as Josef Bakker, made an emergency water landing after losing power. They landed the chopper upright, Rahming said, but the floats lashed to its landing skids proved insufficient to keep it afloat and it overturned into the water.
Rahming, of Cortez, has held a commercial pilot license for two years, according to FAA records.
A Boatpix.com representative confirmed that Rahming is an employee with the company, and that the helicopter was owned by Boatpix.com.
Helicopters operated by the company, many of them the same R22 model or slightly larger R44 model, have been involved in several accidents, including one last year in Panama City Beach.
On May 2, 2018, according to the Panama City News Herald, a Boatpix.com helicopter nosedived into the Gulf of Mexico after trying to make an emergency landing. No one was injured.
Other Boatpix.com crashes were reported in Oaks Island Pier in Brunswick County, North Carolina, in 2012 and over Lake Travis in Austin, Texas, in May 2008, according to the National Transportation Safety Board.
Saturday’s helicopter crash follows one on Anna Maria Island in early January that injured the pilot.
Original article can be found here ➤ https://www.heraldtribune.com
LONGBOAT KEY (WWSB) - A helicopter crashed Saturday into the water around 100 yards away from the Coquina Beach boat ramp on Longboat Key.
It happened around 12:30pm. Deputies say the pilot, 48-year-old Josef Bakker, who recently received his pilot license, was flying over the Intercoastal Waterway while his co-pilot, 41-year-old James Rahming, took photos of boats.
At some point, deputies say Bakker made a maneuver to change directions in the Robinson R22 helicopter but failed to realize he didn’t have enough altitude for the move. The helicopter hit the water nose first.
Bakker and Rahming were pulled from the water. Neither were injured.
The aircraft was towed to the Coquina Beach boat ramp, where it was eventually removed from the water.
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James Rahming
Updated April 15, 10:07 p.m. – BRADENTON BEACH – A helicopter crashed off Coquina Beach Saturday afternoon with two men escaping injury.
U.S. Coast Guard Station Cortez responded to the South Coquina boat ramp at 12:18 p.m. according to Officer of the Day Charles Richter.
Student pilot Joseph Bakker, of Englewood, and instructor James Rahming, of Tampa, were pulled from the water by the Manatee County Sheriff’s Office, Richter said.
Rahming is with Helicopter Academy, also known as boatpix.com. The helicopter is reportedly a Robinson R22.
Bradenton Beach Police Officer Eric Hill said he saw the helicopter “trying to maneuver and make a counterclockwise turn and then I heard the pitch of the rotor blades change and it looks like it lost lift due to the way it was turning… that’s when people called that it crashed,” he said.
This is the second helicopter crash this year off Anna Maria Island.
A Robinson R44 crashed into the Gulf of Mexico about two miles off Anna Maria Island on Jan. 2, sending two men to the hospital. The helicopter was shooting video of a boat about 10-15 feet above the water a half-mile west of the Sandbar restaurant when the crash occurred.
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The National Transportation Safety Board did not travel to the scene of this accident.
Additional Participating Entities:
Federal Aviation Administration / Flight Standards District Office; Atlanta, Georgia
Rolls Royce; Indianapolis, Indiana
Air Evac EMS, Inc; O'Fallon, Missouri
Aviation Accident Preliminary Report - National Transportation Safety Board: https://app.ntsb.gov/pdf
https://registry.faa.gov/N395AE
Location: Dublin, GA
Accident Number: ERA19LA152
Date & Time: 04/15/2019, 0351 EDT
Registration: N395AE
Aircraft: Bell 206
Injuries: 3 None
Flight Conducted Under: Part 135: Air Taxi & Commuter - Non-scheduled - Air Medical (Medical Emergency)
On April 15, 2019, at 0351 eastern daylight time, a Bell 206-L1+ helicopter, N395AE, sustained substantial damage when it made a hard landing after a total loss of engine power on takeoff from the Fairview Park Hospital Heliport (48GA), Dublin, Georgia. The airline transport rated pilot, flight nurse, and paramedic were not injured. The helicopter was registered to and operated by Air Evac EMS, Inc., as a Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 135 emergency medical services flight. Visual nighttime meteorological conditions prevailed, and no flight plan was filed for the flight destined for Macon, Georgia.
The pilot stated that the purpose of the flight was to pick-up a patient in Macon, Georgia, and transfer them to a hospital in Augusta, Georgia. He said he completed a preflight inspection and the engine start was normal. Once the preflight checklists were completed, the pilot applied power, and pulled the helicopter into a hover. He then turned the helicopter into the wind and prepared to make an "altitude or airspeed" takeoff. The pilot said, "I completed a power check with the torque reading of 74.8%. I then used about 86% torque to accomplish the altitude over airspeed takeoff to clear obstacles. As I started to accelerate forward and gain climb-out airspeed, a loud report was heard from the engine deck area followed by an announcement/question from the flight nurse, 'What was that bang?'" The engine then made a "clicking" noise that sounded like paper on fan blades. The pilot said the helicopter immediately began to descend and hit the ground and bounced. It translated to the right (direction of travel), before it came to rest upright. The pilot rolled the throttle to idle and shutdown the engine.
A postaccident examination of the helicopter revealed the vertical fin was struck and separated by contact with the main rotor blades and the skids were spread. The pilot's wind-screen was broken and the stinger and a portion of the tail rotor fairing had separated from the helicopter. Fuel samples taken from the helicopter were absent of debris and water, and there were no obvious signs of foreign debris in the engine intake area.
The helicopter was retained for further examination.
The pilot held an airline transport pilot certificate with ratings for airplane single and multi-engine land; rotorcraft-helicopter, and instrument airplane and rotorcraft-helicopter. He was also a certified flight instructor for airplane single and multiengine land, rotorcraft-helicopter, and instrument airplane and rotorcraft-helicopter. The pilot reported a total of 9,160 hours, of which, 206 were in the same make/model as the accident helicopter. His last Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) second-class medical was issued on May 8, 2018, without limitations or waivers.
At 0335, weather at the W H 'Bud' Barron Airport (DBN), Dublin, Georgia, located about 3 miles northwest of the accident site, was reported as wind from 290° at 5 knots, visibility 10 miles and clear skies. The temperature was 12° C and the dewpoint was 8° C.
Aircraft and Owner/Operator Information
Aircraft Make: Bell
Registration: N395AE
Model/Series: 206 L1
Aircraft Category: Helicopter
Amateur Built: No
Operator: Air Evac Ems Inc
Operating Certificate(s) Held: Commuter Air Carrier (135)
Meteorological Information and Flight Plan
Conditions at Accident Site: Visual Conditions
Condition of Light: Night
Observation Facility, Elevation: DBN, 311 ft msl
Observation Time: 0335 EDT
Distance from Accident Site: 3 Nautical Miles
Temperature/Dew Point: 12°C / 8°C
Lowest Cloud Condition:
Wind Speed/Gusts, Direction: 5 knots / , 290°
Lowest Ceiling:
Visibility: 10 Miles
Altimeter Setting: 29.87 inches Hg
Type of Flight Plan Filed: None
Departure Point: Dublin, GA (48GA)
Destination: Macon, GA
Wreckage and Impact Information
Crew Injuries: 3 None
Aircraft Damage: Substantial
Passenger Injuries: N/A
Aircraft Fire: None
Ground Injuries: N/A
Aircraft Explosion: None
Total Injuries: 3 None
Latitude, Longitude: 32.000000, -82.000000 (est)
