ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 139907
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| Date: | Monday 14 November 2011 |
| Time: | 14:30 |
| Type: |  Bell 206B JetRanger III |
| Owner/operator: | Applebee Aviation Inc |
| Registration: | N16HA |
| MSN: | 3229 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1981 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 14404 hours |
| Engine model: | Rolls Royce 250-C20B |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | North of Woodburn, OR -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | External load operation |
| Departure airport: | Oregon City, OR |
| Woodburn, OR (7S9) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The pilot was using the helicopter to lift bundles of Christmas trees from a field to a loading zone with a 25-foot-long steel line. Shortly after one of the bundles was picked up, it came apart and fell from the line. As the pilot repositioned the helicopter to reattach the bundle, the line became snagged on an obstacle on the ground. He immediately reached for the line release switch, but the line did not detach, likely because he did not make positive contact with the switch. Before he could activate the manual backup release switch, the helicopter pitched down, descended, and collided with terrain. Postaccident examination of the primary and backup release systems revealed no mechanical failures or malfunctions that would have precluded normal operation. Because the helicopter was no more than 25 feet above ground level when the line snagged, even a successful activation of the line release switch may not have prevented the accident.
Probable Cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain ground clearance while maneuvering with an external load line.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 15-Nov-2011 12:00 | Alpine Flight | Added |
| 15-Nov-2011 14:14 | RobertMB | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Operator, Location, Narrative] |
| 15-Nov-2011 14:14 | RobertMB | Updated [Operator] |
| 08-Dec-2011 13:17 | Geno | Updated [Source, Damage, Narrative] |
| 21-Dec-2016 19:26 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
| 27-Nov-2017 17:24 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Operator, Other fatalities, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
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