ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 45332
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| Date: | Monday 23 December 2002 |
| Time: | 11:37 |
| Type: |  Robinson R22 Beta |
| Owner/operator: | Headstart Helicopter LLC |
| Registration: | N888KB |
| MSN: | 3072 |
| Year of manufacture: | 2000 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | near Dolan Springs, AZ -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Las Vegas-Harry Reid International Airport, NV (LAS/KLAS) |
| Phoenix-Sky Harbor International Airport, AZ (PHX/KPHX) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
On December 23, 2002, at 1137 mountain standard time, a Robinson R22 Beta, N888KB, collided with power transmission lines and impacted desert terrain near Dolan Springs, Arizona. The pilot/owner was operating the helicopter under the provisions of 14 CFR Part 91. The private pilot and one passenger sustained fatal injuries; the helicopter was destroyed. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed, and a flight plan had not been filed. The personal cross-country flight originated from McCarran International Airport, Las Vegas, Nevada, at an unknown time
The helicopter collided with power transmission lines while flying low over a highway and impacted desert terrain. Several witnesses stated that they observed the helicopter flying over the highway at a very low altitude and saw the helicopter's skids impacted power lines running perpendicular to the highway. The helicopter then rolled on it's side and fell to the ground. The helicopter impacted terrain and came to rest on the side of the road. Wires/cables in the area are required to be a minimum of 30 feet above ground level.
Probable Cause: The pilot's inadequate visual lookout and failure to maintain clearance from power lines. A factor was the pilot's decision to conduct cruise flight at a low altitude.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB: https://www.ntsb.gov/_layouts/ntsb.aviation/brief.aspx?ev_id=20030103X00010&key=1
http://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/NNum_Results.aspx?NNumbertxt=888KB
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 27 July 2000 | N888KB | Gordon Jiroux | 0 | PHOENIX, Arizona | |
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 28-Oct-2008 00:45 | ASN archive | Added |
| 27-Sep-2016 12:04 | Dr.John Smith | Updated [Time, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 27-Sep-2016 12:05 | Dr.John Smith | Updated [Narrative] |
| 21-Dec-2016 19:24 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
| 09-Dec-2017 18:02 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Operator, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 14-Aug-2023 11:52 | Captain Adam | Updated [[Operator, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative]] |
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