ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 41098
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| Date: | Sunday 28 October 1984 |
| Time: | 10:10 |
| Type: |  Enstrom 280C Shark |
| Owner/operator: | Action Air Helicopters |
| Registration: | N51686 |
| MSN: | 1113 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 1 hours |
| Engine model: | LYCOMING HIO-360-E1AD |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Butler, PA -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Butler, PA |
| Butler, PA | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
THE HELICOPTER STRUCK THE STATIC LINE OF A HIGH VOLTAGE TRANSMISSION LINE WHILE ON A FLT TO PHOTOGRAPH AN APARTMENT COMPLEX. THE OWNER OF THE COMPLEX ACCOMPANIED THE PLT ON THE FLT, THERE AFTER THE ACFT WAS TO BE USED FOR PASSENGER SIGHTSEEING FLTS AS PART OF SALES PROMOTION FOR A RESTAURANT. INVESTIGATION REVEALED THE REAR OF THE HELICOPTER STRUCK THE LINE, THE ACFT PITCHED DOWN & HIT THE HILLSIDE & CONTINUED ITS CRASH TRAJECTORY ONTO HWY 68. EXAMINATION OF THE ACFT DID NOT REVEAL ANY PREIMPACT MALFUNCTIONS OR FAILURES. CAUSE:
Sources:
NTSB: http://www.ntsb.gov/ntsb/brief.asp?ev_id=20001214X41458
http://www.ntsb.gov/ntsb/GenPDF.asp?id=NYC85FA015&rpt=fi
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 24-Oct-2008 10:30 | ASN archive | Added |
| 02-Feb-2010 05:42 | Alpine Flight | Updated [Aircraft type, Other fatalities, Source] |
| 21-Dec-2016 19:23 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
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