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**** 12/10/2001 Preliminary Accident/Incident Data Record 1 ****
A. Type: A Mid Air: N Missing: N Entry date: 12/07/2001 #
From: WESTERN PACIFIC REGION OPERATIONS CENTER
B. Reg. No.: 349AA M/M: AS55 Desc: AS-355/555 ECUREUIL 2, TWINSTA
Activity: Business Phase: Standing GA-A/C: Air Taxi (On Demand)
Descr: ARCTIC AIR SERVICE HELICOPTER (AEROSPATIALE AS355F1) WAS PARKED ON
WHAT WAS THOUGHT TO BE A CEMENT PAD BUT TURNED OUT TO BE A
CONTAINER OF WATER, THE SKID BROKE THROUGH THE SURFACE, AND THE
ACFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE, OTHER CIRCUMSTANCES ARE UNKNOWN,
POINT CONCEPTION, CA.
Wx: UNKN
Damage: Substantial
C2. Injury Data: # Crew: 1 Fat: 0 Ser: 0 Min: 0 Unk:
# Pass: 0 Fat: 0 Ser: 0 Min: 0 Unk:
# Grnd: Fat: 0 Ser: 0 Min: 0 Unk:
D. Location. City: POINT CONCEPTION State: CA Country: US
E. Event Date: 12/06/2001 Time: 1615
F. Invest Coverage. IIC: Reg/DO: WP01 DO City: VAN NUYS
DO State: CA Others: NTSB
G. Flt Handling. Dep Pt: SANTA MARIA, CA Dep Date: 12/06/2001 Time:
Dest: UNKN Last Radio Cont: NONE Flt Plan: NONE
Last Clearance: NONE WX Briefing: N
Other:
FROM NTSB Site.
[ 10 December 2001: Message edited by: widgeon ]