GRANGEVILLE, ID, USA
N1083Z
BELL 206L-1
THE HELICOPTER PLT WAS ON AN EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICE (EMS/MEDIVAC) FLT TO TRANSPORT SURVIVORS FROM AN AIRPLANE ACCIDENT. HE LANDED AT NIGHT ON A RIDGE ABOUT 1/4 MI FROM THE AIRPLANE CRASH SITE. AT ABOUT 2400 MDT, THE PLT ATTEMPTED TO TAKEOFF FROM THE REMOTE, CONFINED LANDING AREA WITH 2 EMERGENCY MEDICAL TECHNICIANS (EMT'S), A SHERIFF & A BURN VICTIM ABOARD. THE PLT STARTED A STRAIGHT AHEAD CLIMB OVER A RIDGE, BUT PAUSED, THEN DID A RUDDER TURN. AS HE STARTED TO TAKEOFF DOWNWIND IN LIGHT & VARIABLE WINDS, HE LOST VISUAL REFERENCE WITH THE GROUND. SUBSEQUENTLY, THE HELICOPTER BEGAN MOVING BACKWARDS & THE TAIL ROTOR CONTACTED A TREE. THE HELICOPTER THEN CRASHED ON DOWNSLOPING TERRAIN & LODGED AGAINST A TREE.
Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database
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