ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 39432
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| Date: | Saturday 24 July 1993 |
| Time: | 14:30 LT |
| Type: |  Robinson R22 |
| Owner/operator: | Stumin, Jack |
| Registration: | N9021Z |
| MSN: | 0033 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1980 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 1300 hours |
| Engine model: | Lycoming O-320-B2C |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | 1 mile S of Warsaw, Kentucky -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Initial climb |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Cincinnati, OH (NONE) |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
THE PILOT AND PASSENGER DEPARTED FROM THEIR RESIDENCE, FOR A LOCAL FLIGHT, IN THEIR PRIVATE HELICOPTER. THE PILOT COMPLETED AN APPROACH TO A HOVER OVER WATER, ADJACENT TO A MARINA. THE PILOT HOVERED THE HELICOPTER OVER THE WATER AND WAVED TO PERSONNEL ON THE GROUND. WHILE DEPARTING THE COVE, THE HELICOPTER WAS OBSERVED STRIKING A WIRE 28 FEET ABOVE THE WATER, STRUNG BETWEEN AN ISLAND AND THE MAINLAND. THE HELICOPTER CIRCLED THE ISLAND, THEN APPROACHED THE MAINLAND AND IMPACTED A TREE. POST ACCIDENT INVESTIGATION REVEALED AN EIGHT INCH SECTION OF ONE ROTOR BLADE TIP MISSING, AND THAT THE NEXT 15 INCH SECTION OF THE SAME BLADE HAD SEPARATED FROM THE HELICOPTER, JUST PRIOR TO IMPACT.
Probable Cause: THE PILOT'S INADEQUATE VISUAL LOOKOUT AND HIS FAILURE TO MAINTAIN ADEQUATE CLEARANCE WITH GROUND OBSTACLES, WHICH RESULTED IN AN INFLIGHT COLLISION WITH A POWER LINE.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB NYC93FA138
FAA register: 2. FAA: http://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/NNum_Results.aspx?omni=Home-N-Number&nNumberTxt=N9021Z
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 24-Oct-2008 10:30 | ASN archive | Added |
| 05-Sep-2016 00:38 | Dr.John Smith | Updated [Time, Operator, Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 21-Dec-2016 19:23 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
| 10-Apr-2024 12:22 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Operator, Other fatalities, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, Category, Accident report] |
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