Vegas helicopter crash
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LAS VEGAS (KLAS) — A tour helicopter performed a hard landing at the Boulder City Airport leaving six people injured.
The Boulder City Fire Department responded to the hard landing on Tuesday afternoon, according to the City of Boulder City.
There were eight people on board, six were injured, and four were transported to a hospital for non-life-threatening injuries.
People are asked to avoid the area of the airport. All people involved are expected to recover.
The Boulder City Fire Department responded to the hard landing on Tuesday afternoon, according to the City of Boulder City.
There were eight people on board, six were injured, and four were transported to a hospital for non-life-threatening injuries.
People are asked to avoid the area of the airport. All people involved are expected to recover.
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Update on injuries
front pax - broken leg
rear pax - broken sternum, fractured pelvis, fractured spine L1,L2,L3
rear pax - broken sternum , fractured spine c1
rear pax - fractured c3
N835GC second of three ship charter , was hover taxing along Taxiway at about 1.5m above ground, as it approached a small asphalt road to head into apron area it started to yaw to the left 10m prior to the road , suggesting maybe not pilot induced. The first 90deg of yaw was slow then it become quick and the aircraft pitched around. About 3.5 revolutions it hit the ground still rotating.
front pax - broken leg
rear pax - broken sternum, fractured pelvis, fractured spine L1,L2,L3
rear pax - broken sternum , fractured spine c1
rear pax - fractured c3
N835GC second of three ship charter , was hover taxing along Taxiway at about 1.5m above ground, as it approached a small asphalt road to head into apron area it started to yaw to the left 10m prior to the road , suggesting maybe not pilot induced. The first 90deg of yaw was slow then it become quick and the aircraft pitched around. About 3.5 revolutions it hit the ground still rotating.
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it started to yaw to the left 10m prior to the road , suggesting maybe not pilot induced. The first 90deg of yaw was slow then it become quick and the aircraft pitched around. About 3.5 revolutions it hit the ground still rotating
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Certainly not installed on earlier model EC130's. Machines produced from 1999 to 2012 have the good ol poly fuel tank that was installed on the 350 series since the 80's. They tend to rupture easily with a hard landing.
Most of the tour 130's in Vegas have been retrofitted or are newer models with CWFS.
Most of the tour 130's in Vegas have been retrofitted or are newer models with CWFS.
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So, pretty heavy with full pax load and in a hover taxi - pretty high power setting needing a lot of right pedal - maybe a gust of wind from the left and insufficient right pedal (ie max) to control the yaw? just a suggestion.
If they were following another aircraft - Nev says part of 3-ship charter - could be downwash from one of the others.
If they were following another aircraft - Nev says part of 3-ship charter - could be downwash from one of the others.