ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 227767
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| Date: | Wednesday 31 July 2019 |
| Time: | 08:30 |
| Type: |  Robinson R44 Raven II |
| Owner/operator: | Dakota Helicopters, Inc. |
| Registration: | N3066T |
| MSN: | 11939 |
| Year of manufacture: | 2007 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 1330 hours |
| Engine model: | Lycoming IO-540-AE1A5 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Wells County, Fessenden, ND -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Agricultural |
| Departure airport: | Fessenden, ND (D54) |
| Fessenden, ND | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The pilot reported that, during the agricultural application flight into rising terrain, he saw power wires. He said he “lowered the collective…slightly nose down” to attempt to go under the wires, but the helicopter struck the wires, rolled right, and started descending. The helicopter touched down, bounced, spun right, and then rolled onto its left side. The helicopter sustained substantial damage to the tail rotor drive system. The pilot 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 wires during an agricultural application flight.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB
FAA register: https://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/NNum_Results.aspx?NNumbertxt=3066T
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 31-Jul-2019 18:39 | Captain Adam | Added |
| 31-Jul-2019 19:54 | Geno | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Operator, Location, Source] |
| 01-Aug-2019 18:56 | Aerossurance | Updated [Source] |
| 19-Apr-2020 07:05 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Operator, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, Accident report, ] |
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