Safari S accident near Red Bud, IL
On September 19, 2020, a Safari S (helicopter) was involved in an accident near Red Bud, IL. 1 person died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.
- Date
- September 19, 2020
- Place
- Red Bud, IL
- Aircraft
- Safari S · Helicopter
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Position
- 38.212°N, 90.015°W
- NTSB ID
- 20200919X55955
Official records · CEN20LA400
- Public docket: reports, statements and exhibits from the investigation
NTSB summary
On September 19, 2020, about 1356 central daylight time, a Safari 400 helicopter, N60WD, was destroyed when it was involved in an accident near Red Bud, Illinois. The pilot was fatally injured. The helicopter was operated as a Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 personal flight. A witness was across the street mowing grass at the time of the accident when she saw the helicopter depart normally toward the east. About 15 minutes later, the helicopter approached from the south behind a funeral home located on the south side of the street, and hover-taxied along an area between a bank and a storage building where the helicopter was based. The witness looked toward the storage building and the “tail of the helicopter” appeared to contact the building. The helicopter subsequently came to rest on its left side adjacent to the building and a postimpact fire ensued. A second witness observed the helicopter hovering about 6 to 8 ft above the ground when it began “spinning out of control.” It started going “up and down” and finally “came straight down,” and collided with the storage building. Surveillance video footage from the bank depicted the helicopter hovering near a storage building shortly before the accident. The camera was motion-activated and there were significant time gaps in the footage. According to the time stamp on the video, between 1334:28 and 1334:35, the pilot hover taxied southbound between the bank and the storage building. Between 1355:59 and 1356:08, the pilot hover taxied northbound between the bank and the storage building. Upon reaching the north en
Probable cause
A loss of control for reasons that could not be determined.
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Source: NTSB aviation accident database (US government, public domain). Findings may be preliminary or later revised by the NTSB. Not a complete global record.
