ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 230039
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| Date: | Thursday 17 October 2019 |
| Time: | 14:38 LT |
| Type: |  Bell 206B JetRanger II |
| Owner/operator: | Vertical Flight Technologies |
| Registration: | N167AG |
| MSN: | 1482 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1974 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 9799 hours |
| Engine model: | Rolls-Royce 250C20 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | New Salem, Union County, NC -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Agricultural |
| Departure airport: | Albemarle, NC |
| New Salem, NC | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The pilot was conducting an aerial application flight in the helicopter. During the relocation flight from the previous site, the pilot overflew the application area and a powerline before landing on a truck near the northwest end of the field to refill the helicopter's chemical reservoir. A witness described a normal liftoff and departure from the truck. The helicopter proceeded north along the west side of the field before turning south, then he heard a 'pop' that he attributed to the helicopter striking a powerline wire before he saw the helicopter descend and impact the field. Postaccident examination of the helicopter revealed that a section of a nearby powerline was entangled with the main and tail rotor drive systems, consistent with the helicopter having struck those wires.
Probable Cause: The pilot's inadequate visual lookout, which resulted in impact with a powerline.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB ERA20FA012
FAA register: https://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/NNum_Results.aspx?NNumbertxt=N167AG
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 18-Oct-2019 04:13 | Captain Adam | Added |
| 18-Oct-2019 13:55 | harro | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Operator, Source] |
| 18-Oct-2019 15:16 | RobertMB | Updated [Aircraft type, Location, Source, Narrative] |
| 01-Jul-2022 16:44 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Operator, Total fatalities, Other fatalities, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Damage, Narrative, Accident report] |
| 01-Jul-2022 16:53 | harro | Updated [Total fatalities, Other fatalities, Source, Narrative] |
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