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Helicopter pilot reported a 1300 ft radio tower northwest of kingman; az that is normally illuminated but currently is not.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 843907 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200907 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801-2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | IGM.Airport |
| State Reference | AZ |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | Bell Helicopter Textron Undifferentiated or Other Model |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 135 |
| Flight Phase | Cruise |
| Route In Use | Direct |
| Flight Plan | VFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Single Pilot |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Commercial Flight Crew Instrument |
| Experience | Flight Crew Last 90 Days 52 Flight Crew Total 7000 Flight Crew Type 1050 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Deviation - Procedural Published Material / Policy Deviation - Procedural FAR |
Narrative:
Immediately north of the small community of dolan springs; in northwest arizona; is a 1300 ft (5;516' MSL) radio/tv tower that is unlit. Normally the tower is lighted with white strobes. Last night the tower was dark and very tall. Talk around the shop is that it's been out for several days.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: Helicopter pilot reported a 1300 FT radio tower northwest of Kingman; AZ that is normally illuminated but currently is not.
Narrative: Immediately north of the small community of Dolan Springs; in northwest Arizona; is a 1300 FT (5;516' MSL) radio/TV tower that is unlit. Normally the tower is lighted with white strobes. Last night the tower was dark and very tall. Talk around the shop is that it's been out for several days.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of April 2012 and automatically converted to unabbreviated mixed upper/lowercase text. This report is for informational purposes with no guarantee of accuracy. See NASA's ASRS site for official report.