ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 216208
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| Date: | Thursday 2 July 1998 |
| Time: | 15:15 LT |
| Type: |  Robinson R44 |
| Owner/operator: | William Ray Stokely |
| Registration: | N8329B |
| MSN: | 0219 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1995 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 700 hours |
| Engine model: | Lycoming VO-540 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Roaring River State Park, near Cassville, Missouri. -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Executive |
| Departure airport: | Tulsa, OK (KPVT) |
| Branson, MO (KPLK) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The pilot and his passenger were enroute to their destination when they became aware that they were approaching a line of thunderstorms from behind. The pilot decided to make a precautionary landing due to the convective weather in the area and wait for the line of thunderstorms to move further from their route. During approach to the landing area, the aircraft struck a power line, approximately 35' above ground level (agl), and the pilot executed a run-on landing. The aircraft impacted the ground resulting in substantial damage to the landing skids, rotor blades, and tail boom. The pilot stated that he was aware of the thunderstorms from watching a television weather broadcast, but thought the line of storms had moved past his route of flight when he had made his departure. There were no Flight Service Station (FSS) or Direct User Access Terminal System (Duats) pilot briefings given for the aircraft in question. The pilot stated that there were no aircraft mechanical problems related to the accident.
Probable Cause: The pilot in command's inadequate preflight planning/preparation and weather evaluation that resulted in flight into adverse weather conditions. Factors to the accident were a preflight briefing service not being used and the transmission wire.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB CHI98LA239
FAA register: 2. FAA: https://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/NNum_Results.aspx?omni=Home-N-Number&nNumberTxt=8329B
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 17 July 2003 | N8329B | Stokely Helicopter Services, Inc. | 0 | 12 miles NE of Happy Jack, Coconino County, Arizona | |
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 12-Oct-2018 14:09 | Dr.John Smith | Added |
| 07-Apr-2024 06:15 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Operator, Other fatalities, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, Category, Accident report] |
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