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Forum: Rotorheads
28th Feb 2019, 10:50
Replies: 28
Views: 16,940
Posted By coptercop

Newest theory is fuel vapors and landing light switch spark

My newest theory of the cause of the crash is there were fuel vapors on the cabin, and Gary switched on the landing light to cross the airport. The switch would not be explosion proof, and may have...
Forum: Rotorheads
7th Apr 2010, 06:51
Replies: 28
Views: 16,940
Posted By coptercop

My Theory, absent an official report on cause

My theory is that the main rotor gearbox or the engine seized. This would have twisted the cabin violently to the right, throwing the pilot against his door. He probably had his harness off to...
Forum: Biz Jets, Ag Flying, GA etc.
27th Mar 2009, 08:45
Replies: 98
Views: 35,065
Posted By coptercop

Exclamation The 2 Pilatus and the Buffalo Bombardier -8 were T-tails

The two Pilatus accidents - Butte Montana March 2009, and Bellefronte Pennsylvania March 2005 have something in common with the Buffalo New York Bombardier -8 accident January 2009, besides icing...
Forum: Biz Jets, Ag Flying, GA etc.
26th Mar 2009, 05:56
Replies: 98
Views: 35,065
Posted By coptercop

Exclamation The pilot was doing a visual approach

The pilot was doing a visual approach. He twice asked to divert to Butte. His last transmission was that he had "One more cloud to get around".
Forum: Biz Jets, Ag Flying, GA etc.
26th Mar 2009, 05:50
Replies: 98
Views: 35,065
Posted By coptercop

Exclamation Icing could compromise Pitot/static and stall warning

Icing could compromise Pitot/static and stall warning. Fast and thick ice buildup could fool the pilot by gumming up the pitot/static and stall indicators. The heating equipment could not keep up...
Forum: Biz Jets, Ag Flying, GA etc.
26th Mar 2009, 05:44
Replies: 98
Views: 35,065
Posted By coptercop

Exclamation Icing most likely cause

A post above showed the track of the plane diverting left to Butte to skirt radar images of weather cells.

Also, Accuweather.com said that the plane passed through a layer of air at about 1500...
Forum: Biz Jets, Ag Flying, GA etc.
26th Mar 2009, 05:21
Replies: 98
Views: 35,065
Posted By coptercop

Exclamation Weight and Balance seem OK, Icing very likely

I did weight and balance calculations using Pilatus own digital AFM. Weight and Balance were not issues. There were seven children on board of ages 2,3,4,4,5,7,9. There were four adult men and three...
Forum: Rotorheads
24th Feb 2009, 23:10
Replies: 28
Views: 16,940
Posted By coptercop

R44 Down in Austria One fatality no fire January 26

The accident January 26, in Austria, did not have any fire. It was a ferry flight after maintenance. Perhaps fuel exhaustion, came down in thick trees. Helicopter spent time circling a village...
Forum: Rotorheads
23rd Feb 2009, 05:42
Replies: 28
Views: 16,940
Posted By coptercop

R44 In-flight fire

Blakmax:
Thank you for that information. The NTSB has been called in on this one. Hopefully they get to the eyewitnesses before their memories get foggy. To reconstruct the events, as unusual as...
Forum: Rotorheads
22nd Feb 2009, 06:11
Replies: 28
Views: 16,940
Posted By coptercop

Possible that the Pilot was ejected because the engine/gearbox froze

In another conversation with a fellow pilot, he suggested that instead of the controls being accidentally pushed while the pilot was unstrapped, the engine and drivetrain could have frozen. The...
Forum: Rotorheads
22nd Feb 2009, 04:28
Replies: 28
Views: 16,940
Posted By coptercop

Speculation on How Pilot came out of Helicopter

In conversation tonight with another of Pilot's 40 year plus friends, Jack, we both agreed that the pilot Gary Vaucher would never intentionally depart from the cushioning structure of the aircraft,...
Forum: Rotorheads
21st Feb 2009, 20:59
Replies: 28
Views: 16,940
Posted By coptercop

Report says Pilot Gary Vaucher was Ejected or Fell before crash!

This report, just out today identifies the person who was ejected or fell from the R44 before it crashed as being the Pilot, Gary Vaucher. The report also stated that he did not have burns on his...
Forum: Rotorheads
21st Feb 2009, 20:35
Replies: 20
Views: 5,233
Posted By coptercop

First inflight fire per witnesses was Panama 02/19/2009

Take this link to the thread for the accident:

http://www.pprune.org/rotorheads/363066-robinson-r44-accident-panama-19th-feb-09-3-fatalities.html#post4734722
Forum: Rotorheads
20th Feb 2009, 23:40
Replies: 28
Views: 16,940
Posted By coptercop

Links to news articles with photos, translated from Spanish

As time goes by, you may have to search these sites for the article.

This one shows where Pilot Gary Vaucher fell from the helicopter through the roof of the parking garage.

Translated...
Forum: Rotorheads
20th Feb 2009, 23:25
Replies: 28
Views: 16,940
Posted By coptercop

You, too knew one on board?

Did you know the pilot Gary Vaucher, my friend of 40+ years?
Forum: Rotorheads
20th Feb 2009, 23:21
Replies: 28
Views: 16,940
Posted By coptercop

Thoughts and Observations from News Accounts

The occupants who rode to the ground were partially burned, but not burned up. There is a photo of one of the bodies (not Gary) being carried away in one of the articles, and most of him was not...
Forum: Rotorheads
20th Feb 2009, 20:32
Replies: 28
Views: 16,940
Posted By coptercop

Robinson R44 Accident Panama 2/19/09 3 fatalities

My good friend of 40+ years was the pilot in this one. He was an excellent pilot - the best. Early reports are that the R44 caught fire at 800ft altitude, over Panama City International Airport....
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