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Observer reported helicopter flying low on multiple occasions.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1690944 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201910 |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601-1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | ADS.Airport |
| State Reference | TX |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | S-76/S-76 Mark II |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Other / Unknown |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Deviation - Procedural FAR |
Narrative:
Aircraft flying dangerously low. Not an isolated incident; occurs regularly.the helicopter appears to be a corporate-type sikorsky S-76 twin-turboshaft; primary white with navy under body. It departs ZZZ each weekday morning; flies directly to ZZZ1; then returns to ZZZ. This is repeated; daily on weekdays.reportedly; this is a pick-up and drop-off of a group of school children who live near ZZZ and attend a ZZZ1-area school. The times seem to match the theory pretty well.they file for clearance for a flight altitude of 1;200 ft. (Seen on flight aware) but actually fly much; much lower than that (would be interested what the equipment adl is); my estimation is 250-400 ft. (Over heavily populated areas; 202 ft.)
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: Observer reported helicopter flying low on multiple occasions.
Narrative: Aircraft flying dangerously low. Not an isolated incident; occurs regularly.The helicopter appears to be a corporate-type Sikorsky S-76 twin-turboshaft; primary white with navy under body. It departs ZZZ each weekday morning; flies directly to ZZZ1; then returns to ZZZ. This is repeated; daily on weekdays.Reportedly; this is a pick-up and drop-off of a group of SCHOOL CHILDREN who live near ZZZ and attend a ZZZ1-area school. The times seem to match the theory pretty well.They file for clearance for a flight altitude of 1;200 ft. (seen on Flight Aware) but actually fly much; much lower than that (would be interested what the equipment ADL is); my estimation is 250-400 ft. (over heavily populated areas; 202 ft.)
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