ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 168187
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| Date: | Thursday 31 July 2014 |
| Time: | 14:30 |
| Type: |  Robinson R44 Raven |
| Owner/operator: | Shenandoah Agricultrual Spray Service In |
| Registration: | N7194H |
| MSN: | 0941 |
| Year of manufacture: | 2000 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 4466 hours |
| Engine model: | Lycoming 0-540F1 SERIE |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | NE of Concord, Nebraska -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Agricultural |
| Departure airport: | Sioux City, IA (Priv) |
| Sioux City, IA (Priv) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The helicopter pilot was conducting an agricultural spray operation to a sloped field with several hills and valleys. As he approached a set of midfield power lines on about his fortieth pass, the pilot encountered stronger winds with significant turbulence and lost control of the helicopter. The helicopter struck a guy-wire for the midfield power lines and subsequently impacted the ground nose first.
Probable Cause: The pilot did not ensure sufficient obstacle clearance for potential wind conditions, which resulted in his loss of control of the helicopter.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB
https://flightaware.com/resources/registration/N7194H
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 01-Aug-2014 07:04 | HeliNews+ | Added |
| 01-Aug-2014 07:22 | HeliNews+ | Updated [Narrative] |
| 01-Aug-2014 10:32 | gerard57 | Updated [Operator, Total fatalities, Other fatalities] |
| 01-Aug-2014 19:01 | Geno | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Operator, Location, Source] |
| 21-Dec-2016 19:28 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
| 30-Nov-2017 18:50 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Operator, Other fatalities, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
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