ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 225402
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| Date: | Thursday 23 May 2019 |
| Time: | 12:25 |
| Type: |  Bell 206B JetRanger III |
| Owner/operator: | HLW Aviation LLC |
| Registration: | N158H |
| MSN: | 2974 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1980 |
| Engine model: | Rolls-Royce 250-C20B |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | east of County Highway 3, north of Pittsfield, Pike County, IL -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Agricultural |
| Departure airport: | Pittsfield Penstone Municipal Airport, IL (KPPQ) |
| Pittsfield Penstone Municipal Airport, IL (KPPQ) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The helicopter pilot reported that, during his third agricultural application pass over a hilly field, he quickly glanced at an instrument inside the cockpit, and the helicopter impacted terrain. The helicopter sustained substantial damage to the cabin, fuselage, and tailboom. A Federal Aviation Administration inspector reported that there were no preaccident mechanical failures or malfunctions with the helicopter that would have precluded normal operation.
Probable Cause: The pilot's failure to maintain clearance from rising terrain during agricultural application operations.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB
FAA register: https://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/NNum_Results.aspx?NNumbertxt=158H
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 31 July 1989 | N10857 | Ca. Amer. Research Information | 0 | Rialto, CA | |
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 24-May-2019 06:49 | gerard57 | Added |
| 24-May-2019 10:11 | RobertMB | Updated [Aircraft type, Location, Source] |
| 24-May-2019 15:22 | Geno | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Operator, Source, Narrative] |
| 24-May-2019 17:47 | RobertMB | Updated [Aircraft type] |
| 19-Apr-2020 07:03 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Operator, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Damage, Narrative, Accident report, ] |
| 19-Apr-2020 15:43 | harro | Updated [Operator, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, Accident report, ] |
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