PASCAGOULA, MS, USA
N38929
BELL 222
THE ACFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE WHILE TAKING OFF FROM A BARGE DURING A FAR 135 MEDEVAC FLT. INVESTIGATION REVEALEDTHAT THE BARGE WAS PITCHING DUE TO ROUGH SEAS. AS THE ACFT LIFTED, THE REAR OF THE ACFT WAS STRUCK BY THE LANDING PLATFORM AS IT PITCHED FORWARD VIOLENTLY. THE MAIN ROTOR THAN STRUCK THE TAILBOOM.
Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database
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