AS350 B3e Helicopter Crash at Frisco, Colorado, July 3, 2015
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Two video clips depict the takeoff and crash of an Airbus Helicopters AS350 B3e helicopter, which was registered to and operated by Air Methods Corporation as a public relations flight. On July 3, 2015, about 1:39 p.m. mountain daylight time, the helicopter lifted off from the Summit Medical Center Heliport in Frisco, Colorado, and then crashed into a parking lot. The pilot was fatally injured, and the two flight nurses were seriously injured. The helicopter was destroyed by impact forces and a postcrash fire.
The first video clip was recorded by a camera located at a building opposite the helipad, and the second video clip was recorded by a camera mounted on a light pole in the medical center parking lot. The videos were recorded at multiple frame rates, resulting in video motion that is not smooth. The first video clip lasts about 1 minute, and the second video clip lasts about 12 seconds. The video includes a voice-over narration.
The first video clip begins with the helicopter on the helipad before takeoff and displays an arrow indicating the windsock at the helipad on the upper right side of the screen. The helicopter lifts off without pausing and immediately begins to rotate to the left; the counterclockwise spin continues as the helicopter exits the field of view at the top of the frame. A text box indicates the time since takeoff (flight time) in seconds at the bottom of the screen. The helicopter is out of sight for about 22 seconds, and then it re-enters the field of view on the upper left side of the screen as it crashes in the medical center parking lot. The helicopter re-entering the frame is highlighted with a white circle. The onset of the postcrash fire can be seen after ground impact. The accident flight lasted about 32 seconds.
The video transitions to the view in medical center parking lot. The helicopter appears at the top of the frame rotating to counterclockwise about 1 second before its impact with a parked recreational vehicle and the ground. The video shows fuel flowing from the wreckage on the pavement near the helicopter 3.7 seconds after impact, with the first fire becoming visible 0.2 second later.
My grandpa was his friend and also a pilot for flight for life when this happened. So sad to see it end like this. R.I.P.
Wow that was such a slam in to the pavement I'm surprised someone survived and that fire was quick!
Definitely not a good PR flighy there.
Heli PadUSA ... Amazing how jet fuel burns huh.
I'm amazed anyone survived that frankly.
Yes, That is surprising. I wonder if they survived the crash but not the accident, The impact must have thrashed them all into unconsciousness, but the post fire looked as though it was well on it's way of consuming the wreckage.
boltar2003 All the passengers are 1" shorter now I suppose
boltar2003 i
The pilot was unfortunately killed, 2 flight nurses survived but with 2nd and 3rd degree burns over 90% of their bodies.
Don't call me Frankly!
I watched that entire crash unfold from my house a couple blocks away. To this day when I’m up there I go by the memorial park.
Why aren't the actual audio portions added? Not just the inclusion of subtitles added?
I am not a pilot. but if the helicopter is spinning out of control on lift off why keep going up? why not set it back down?
Michael Jansen ..... EXACTLY. That's why we hover at a few inches to establish we have control. Good call!!!
We also pedal turn into the wind as it looks like he tried to do.
Because he’s an American pilot
I am a pilot, you are an idiot.
@@lukeponsonby7926 you're an idiot. Americans invented the first aircraft dumbass.
@@lukeponsonby7926 You are one stupid wannabe US citizen we don't need here.
As a former medivac person, I can tell you the "hurry-up-itis" causes a lot of problems. From these takeoff check fails, hot starts, lifting with the APU still hooked, swinging/drifting the tail into fences, trees, hitting street lights, etc. Not to mention the who-cares- shitbox maintenance many get.
Don't watch the impact in slow-mo...Just about lost my cookies when I figured out what I was seeing.
Since you said what you did about slo-mo I watched at that speed. Can't
make out anything. What am i missing? thanks
@@StanWilhite i would say you can barley see the pilot smashing trough the window being hold from the seatbelt
Did the helicopter died?
It look like other As350 crash I know, "hydraulic test button" forgotten "on", while hovering..
Not being a pilot myself, but having flew in hundreds of Helicopter flights over three decades, the immediate lift-off, which was within the windsock levels and allowed conditions, I don't think wind was an issue.. In all my times flying in helicopters, it was strange to see the turning maneuver immediately begin so early AND CONTINUE, almost as if there was a mechanical issue with the pedal controlling the tail-rotor.. Looking at it a few times, I can only assume that the pedal or rear rotor became locked in one position thus instantly beginning the rotation, considering that the aircraft came down on it's starboard side would mean it had continued to rotate.. Now correct me if I'm wrong, I won't be offended, just offering my viewpoint on the footage..
It was "pilot error" a hydraulic test switch was left on meaning he had no control of the tail rotor on takeoff. The pilot was very experienced (Vietnam vet; purple heart, bronze star, shot down 3 times, 1200 combat flight hours) and had been working for flight for life since 1987. Seems like the helicopter wasn't outfitted with a crash resistant fuel tank due to a loop hole or any kind of warning system to the hydraulic test switch being left on. Sad that such a small mistake by an experienced person can lead to this.
www.denverpost.com/2017/03/28/flight-for-life-crash-caused-by-hydraulic-issue/
gary wilson No you're not be quiet.
Often these mistakes are made by very experienced pilots, whats the old saying, they have forgotten more than we will ever know...
David McC Ive never flown in a helicopter in my life, I’ve flown in 747s to Little one engine planes, I will never fly in a helicopter, I don’t trust them, I’ve seen more helicopter crashes than plane clashes, but I’ve seen several helicopters crash exactly like this, you thought it was strange about the way it crashed, I find it common!
Why end it?
G'day,
Whuff !
It was a Squirrel, and their Rotors run backwards compared to British & US Helicopters, so using an Aerospatiale's Right Pedal sucks Torque out of the Gearbox & using Left Pedal allows all the Engines twistiness to be fed to the Main Rotor.
This looked as if the Pilot determined to execute a "Pop-up Climb", aiming to achieve maximum climb-rate by treading the Left Pedal while rolling on full throttle & pulling Collective-Pitch...; then either they lost control after becoming disoriented by the vigorous Yaw..., and/or Gyroscopic Precession got the better of the Controls' ability to stabilise the Aircraft & it rolled "Skid-Low"...., or when going up through 50 or 75 ft that's when the Pilot has discovered that the Tail-Rotor wasn't working for some reason (a point which should've been tested in the Hover, at 1 to 5 ft altitude, before departing from the Pad...).
A nasty prang.
;-p
Ciao !
You don't have to speculate (incorrectly); you can just read the accident report published by the NTSB.
+Tim Landscheidt
G'day,
I was working my way up from the bottom through a scroll of YT Notifications, and haven't got to the second Video on this prang yet.
If you deeply abhor amateur armchair Crashanalysis then bully for you, munchiekins ; but I disagree strongly with your position, and just as you're free to never think about what you see and you're free to never voice your opinions of what anything APPEARS to be..., so I'm free to make a guesstimation on a public Thread and then check to see how far wrong I might be by viewing the second video.
I'm not afraid of being wrong.
Such is Life,
Have a good one...
;-p
Ciao !
+Tim Landscheidt
Obiewun Kanobie....
Been there, looked at Video the second, read the Clip Description, and...; well, I wasn't far wrong, lack of Hydraulic Boost to the Tail-Rotor Pitch-Control amounts to "Tail Rotor Failure" in that insufficient Anti-Torque force to prevent a Spin was available at Flight Power-loadings.
I haven't worked on a Squirrel since 1979, but I still recall that checking the effectiveness of the Tail-Rotor by wig-wagging the Pedals in Low Hover, while checking the available Torque (or Manifold Pressure, back in the old Piston-Engined days) BEFORE pulling Pitch & Power and trying to climb-out.
If the contention is that the Pilot elected to continue the Flight despite losing Yaw-Control at an altitude of one inch, then blaming a Hydraulic Failure is hardly fair...
In my opinion.
;-p
Ciao !
Of course you are "free to make a guesstimation on a public thread"; otherwise I would have reported your comment to UA-cam or the police. But you are also free to use all the available information the NTSB provides to the public.
This is what happens when pilots spend too much time flying and not enough time with God! Did the pilots pray before their flight for a safe journey, my guess is NO! Keep ignoring God you dumb asses know who you are!
Starting out with a quarterly tailwind is not good. You must immediately correct with pedal or you soon lose it
Wao it's sad to see or hear that .
I think it's loss tail effectiveness LTE .
There is a SB for the pilote concern LTE
The registration is N390LG, a 2013 AS350B3 Ecureuil C/N 7595
Kind of looks like someone was ejected out of the left side at impact.
That was the pilot. He did end up passing away from injuries.
The report states it was a flight nurse that was ejected.
White helmet?
Hard to make out, but watching it at 1/4 speed I think I can see what you're talking about. The one flight nurse was ejected out the left side of the helicopter, so that's likely them.
Will the campers insurance cover helicopter crashes
Pilot was used to single HYD system, and this one was newer dual. He flipped switch to test that stops flow to TR and did not turn it back on before take off. All he had to do was push right pedal.
All he had to do was flip the switch back.
So was it a good test or bad test?
When you log that flight time in seconds
If you have a weak stomach.... TAP OUT NOW..... The pilot's head is severed....... Most people can't handle seeing anything like this.... Medic for 4 years.... PTSD FOR 20..... I thought it was a blessing that I could turn off my emotions... and not feel anything...... Well..... Years later all of those I couldn't save..... came crashing down own upon me.... after being locked away.... for so long.... I had forgotten...... God help us afflicted with such trauma.....
Cool....story.....bro..
Did he dieded?
Sad, another 10 feet and that RV may have cushioned the impact enough for everyone to survive.
Rcbif I was just thinking the exact same thing... life is cruel
steve b nobody was inside of it just a couple of dogs
I’ve flown many paper planes before, so I can comment on this crash! It was the camper vans fault getting in the way of a perfect landing
By the way, I'm not a pilot, but I did stay at a holiday inn express last night.
Yeah the pilot was killed. Also the pedals were misconfigured when the helicopter was in for maintenance.
Security Camera Man ... That seems strange... But see my other post.
Security Camera Man you mean to tell me took it apart and put it back together wrong? These GD dumbass ap schools need an exit door to a fema camp instead of certification of idiots
At least they crashed in a Medical Center parking lot. Incident response was probably super fast.
It's 2015, and the camera is still shitty!
yep, update the camera or buy a new VHS tape.
Security camera.... Whadda ya think. They had a videographer there ready to capture the crash?
The hazard of boondocking...hit by falling helicopter or airplane.
A simple mistake can cost you your life. Slow down and review the checklist and concentrate.
looks like a residential area not an airport.
It is a medical center
Isn't that a French helicopter?
The pilot was fatally injured.
Is that similar to KILLED ?
The pilot was rapidly disassembled, as shown in the video. RIP.
I own 3 helicopters and wouldn't step foot in any of them.
That take off was way too abrupt. All inputs in a helicopter should be slow and steady.
You can view the entire crash report here: www.ntsb.gov/investigations/AccidentReports/Reports/AAR1701.pdf
The flight nurse got 100m settlement but was horribly burned. Not sure why the Vet pilot did not do a hover check especially after having it worked on. Only winners are the lawyers and Ins companies.
Imagine that. Sitting in your RV having breakfast, minding your own business then this....
For a pilot who was well-aware of the problems of these aircraft, why the fuck did he even get out of ground effect? Seems to me he should have noticed the lack of yaw control and immediately reduced collective input.
bitNine Exactly. I knew that and I'm just an FS9 user.
What is the point of this
Hey Dolt... err ... I mean, Hey Kolt. That was kind of a silly question don't you think so?
So.rry. Cause was pilot error.
Wish it had fallen on the RV which may have cushioned the impact enough for everyone to get out.
Amazed that anyone could survive that impact. Pilot died. Flight RN badly burned Recently out of hospital.
Afterising out of camera view, thelicopter'shadow on the ground can be seen.
Am told the pilot is to rise a few feet above ground and check hydraulic systems before departing.
If a failure or no control, thelicopter is only a few feet off the ground so no destructive impact.
You can view the full report here : www.ntsb.gov/investigations/AccidentReports/Reports/AAR1701.pdf
safe to say this has been a crash course.
On your 1st holliday in 20 years then this happens 😮
You might be linceseed heli pilot. But that don’t make you a good pilot. You must fill the unit every inch reaction etc. be aware what’s happening around you. Winds ? Current ? Sorry for that dude. Dyed so fast for no reason
seems like alot of medical helicopters crash
Medical helicopters log a lot of flight time, more flying=more crashing. When there were a lot more news helicopters, there were a lot more news helicopter crashes.
Oopsie!! 😬😬
Weeeeee
Bet the guy in the RV was pissed......
JD2CYLINDERNUT it was the pilot’s RV
@@potatotrain2071
Was it really? What are the odds?
0:57 weeeee!
I heard that the pilot got too hot up there so he switched the fan off.
As it seems, the pilot did not take off into the wind. Thats really dangerous!
1:06 poor RV! 😯
It could have been a mechanical failure. Tail rotors are famous for giving out at just the most inopportune times. They are full of mechanical stress points and wear points. The pilot might have decided to cut the power and auto rotate down in hopes of flaring out and making the best of a very bad situation. They had no parachutes and there is a danger of the aircraft breaking apart if the tail rotor is in operative. Tail rotor is needed to counter act the HP of the gas turbine engine that allows it to vertical lift out of the heliport and that engine is very powerful and coupled to a transmission. RIP to the pilot that might have been doing everything right in a aircraft that had gone deadly wrong on him.
Nope Checklist chicklist chicklist. 350 pilots all know what occurred
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helicopter should NOT flying while heavy weather / windy
bestamerica that's a 20knot wind sock. Only half inflated so 10-15 knot winds. If you think 10-15 knots is windy, I question where you live. When we fly it's always 10-15 knots...
hi KM...
dont use a word - YOU - on me...
let explain about this helicopter and windy...
bad heavy hurricane / tornado / twister / windy is a not good idea to fly the helicopter...
save live and dont risk
:-) Love it, that comment cheered me up...
bestamerica hurricanes happen near the ocean for one.... and depending on the model of aircraft specific wind restrictions are determined by the manufacturer. I chose the word you because it was relevant to your geographical location as to what you consider high wind... EMS helicopters routinely fly in well over 20 knot wind. In fact, it's a non event. So, with that, what are your personal wind limitations for go/no go flights
As this is Colorado the only weather conditions that would keep me from taking off would be a microburst, heavy downdrafts, or tornados in the vicinity. As this was not the case the fault lies with the deceased pilot.
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Looks like he pulled up on the collective and added throttle without countering with peddle.
No. It was a hydraulic issue. It was found to be defective during the post-crash investigation. By the way, it's pedal, not peddle.
Slayer Mack c
Wish it was that simple. There was a hydraulic test lever the pilot didn't switch back on which meant no rear tail rotor hydraulics - hence why he lost control of the chopper. Also, the helicopter didn't have a self-sealing fuel tank due to some loophole. There was also no alarm to let the pilot know the test lever was left on as well... swiss cheese effect of safety holes strikes again. :(
My spelling isn't really relevant to the discussion, but thanks anyway. I guess?
Ed Reddy I see. Well it's a terrible thing either way. Hard to watch.
Any experienced hilo pilot knows that when loss of tail rotor control (anti torque) happens is you back off the collective (vertical control) in order to reduce altitude and counter rotation. This idiot went all the way to 150 ft...Yank his license, who does he think is...Harrison Ford!
Pils Nrimgaard pilot is dead. Might have been ejected from left side of chopper and into rotor.
Pilot usually sits on the right, so the collective doesn't interfere w/ ingress/egress. So probably it was the copilot that was ejected (but rotor was not a factor after *that* hit), and pilot remained in the cockpit, it hurts to watch, I feel for his widow who probably had to watch that several times unless she demurred. As a pilot myself, I can see it both ways.
Gotta love pilot error. Self induced LTE from setting up at crosswind, and immediately lifting off.
LTE from crosswind, right on the money
No LTE, HYD weren't turned back on after the accumulator test. H125 will take off fine with a small cross wind. Would be more worried about a right crosswind rather than left with opposite rotor direction.
@@kroberts gotta love these armchair know it all’s? every crash is LTE according to these halfwits.
"What the heck was he trying to do?"
[reads description. Sees "airbus."]
"Oh, well that explains things."
Wonder if Airbus blames this one on the pilot too, for moving the rudder pedals too far during a takeoff?
+ Element of Kindness
Pilot failed to switch the tail rotor hydraulics back on after a safety check. Pilot declined to do a hover check after takeoff.
turn the volume off. annoying voice over
Ample Daps ... it's an accident report not entertainment.
It was fine narration.
@1:08 you can clearly see the pilot's head get ripped off immediately after the initial impact, and it goes flying off to the right of frame with part of the upper spinal column still attached, trailing a river of blood. This is good stuff! Back in the day, 'Faces of Death' did it for me, but now I'm getting addicted to the NTSB channel for my gore fix. THANK YOU so much for posting! More like this please, I'm subscribing.
Ballinger French His head never flew off. He would die shortly after the crash due to blunt force trauma. Also, the stuff leaking out of the side of the helicopter was from the helicopter. Nice try being edgy, though.
you're fucked up
That was my friend ya prick
GET WELL SOON.
As per the report:
"A bystander pulled an occupant from the cockpit area. This occupant then rolled away
from the helicopter area, and the bystander used a fire extinguisher to put out the fire
around and on the occupant. (This occupant was later identified as the pilot.)"
"The pilot, age 64, sustained blunt force and thermal injuries, including second- and
third-degree skin burns and thermal lung injuries. He succumbed to his injuries about 75 minutes
after the accident occurred"
If his head is ripped off, how did he live for another hour? Please have some decency and respect.
Plain and simple, pilot error. ( LTE ) loss of tail rotor effectiveness
It was a mechanical malfunction, hydraulic problem, that could have been discovered if the pilot had done the required hover check prior to departure. So no, it wasn't a pilot error "plain and simple". It was a combination of mechanical malfunction and pilot error.
Read the report, there was no mechanical malfunction, the pilot failed to return a switch back to the on position.
It’s a loss of tail rotor control, since there were no hydraulics, due to the switch not being in the correct position, then there was no ability to change the pitch on the tail rotors. Loss of tail rotor effectiveness is an aerodynamic issue based on winds and altitude etc. the tail rotor was still performing as advertised, the pilot just had no way of controlling the blade pitch as it sounds from the report.
too much money
How much you wanna bet that wouldn't be your thought as one of them lands to either haul you or someone you care about to the hospital? Expensive for sure, but it gets you there _pronto..._