ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 134336
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| Date: | Wednesday 7 July 1982 |
| Time: | 19:30 |
| Type: |  Aérospatiale SA 316B Alouette III |
| Owner/operator: | Hawkins And Powers Helicopters |
| Registration: | N67081 |
| MSN: | 2184 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 1863 hours |
| Engine model: | TURBOMECA ARTOUSTE IIIB |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 7 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Meeteetse, WY -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Unknown |
| Departure airport: | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
According to an eyewitness the helicopter was transporting six workers from a mountain top location to a Landing Zone adjacent to the Wood River. The helicopter had been sitting idle prior to transporting the workers and its previous task was moving cargo utilizing a long line. The pilot failed to remove the long line prior to transporting the workers. On approach the long line dragged on the ground until it was caught in a barbed wire fence causing the line to whip into the main rotor causing the helicopter to fall from approximately 50 feet.
The National Transportation Safety Board determines the probable cause(s) of this accident as follows:
AIRCRAFT PREFLIGHT..INADEQUATE..PILOT IN COMMAND
CLEARANCE..INADEQUATE..PILOT IN COMMAND
Contributing Factors:
PICKUP EQUIPMENT..NOT REMOVED
OBJECT..FENCE
Sources:
Eye Witness NTSB
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 30 January 1985 | N67081 | Rocky Mountain Helicopters Inc | 0 | Galt, CA | |
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 21-Dec-2016 19:26 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
| 22-Aug-2018 18:04 | Anon. | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
| 22-Aug-2018 18:05 | harro | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
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