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Sun, Apr 16, 2006

Maintenance Flight Goes Awry

Sometimes, the most hazardous point in an aircraft's life occurs right after maintenance... under those circumstances, it behooves us all to exercize even greater caution. Here's a case in point.

** Report created 4/14/2006 Record 3 **
IDENTIFICATION
 Regis#: 202LF Make/Model: B105 Description: BO-105, Super Five, MBB BO-105, Twin Je
 Date: 04/13/2006 Time: 1500
 Event Type: Accident Highest Injury: Serious Mid Air: N Missing: N
 Damage: Substantial
LOCATION
 City: GREEN BAY State: WI Country: US

DESCRIPTION
N202LF, A MESSERSCHMITT-BOLKOW-BLOHM BO105LS A-3 ROTORCRAFT, DURING A MAINTENANCE TEST FLIGHT, LOST CONTROL AFTER TAKEOFF FROM HELIPAD AND CRASHED, THE ONE PERSON ON BOARD WAS SERIOUSLY INJURED, GREEN BAY, WI

INJURY DATA Total Fatal: 0
 # Crew: 1 Fat: 0 Ser: 1 Min: 0 Unk:
 # Pass: 0 Fat: 0 Ser: 0 Min: 0 Unk:
 # Grnd: Fat: 0 Ser: 0 Min: 0 Unk:
WEATHER: METAR KGRB 131453Z 33003KT 10SM CLR 17/07 A3004
OTHER DATA
 Departed: GREEN BAY, WI Dep Date: Dep. Time:
 Destination: GREEN BAY, WI Flt Plan: Wx Briefing:
 Last Radio Cont:  Last Clearance:
 FAA FSDO: MILWAUKEE, WI (GL13) Entry date: 04/14/2006

FMI: www.ntsb.gov

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