ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 75495
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| Date: | Monday 5 July 2010 |
| Time: | 17:45 |
| Type: |  Robinson R44 Raven I |
| Owner/operator: | Forest Tech LLC |
| Registration: | N857PM |
| MSN: | 1034 |
| Year of manufacture: | 2001 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 1404 hours |
| Engine model: | Lycoming O-540 SERIES |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Marion, KY -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Agricultural |
| Departure airport: | Marion, KY |
| Marion, KY | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
A witness observed the helicopter depart and begin aerial spray operations in a corn field. He turned away and heard a loud “pop,” then turned around to see the helicopter collide with a power line guy wire and the ground before bursting in flames. A postaccident examination of the airframe, flight controls, engine assembly, and accessories revealed no anomalies.
Probable Cause: The pilot's failure to maintain clearance from power lines during an aerial application flight.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB
Location
Images:
Photo(c): NTSB
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 06-Jul-2010 07:22 | gerard57 | Added |
| 06-Jul-2010 07:42 | gerard57 | Updated [Date] |
| 06-Jul-2010 07:56 | RobertMB | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Operator, Other fatalities, Location, Source, Narrative] |
| 21-Dec-2016 19:25 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
| 26-Nov-2017 18:00 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Operator, Other fatalities, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 09-Nov-2018 20:53 | Dr.John Smith | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Operator, Other fatalities, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 13-Mar-2022 05:03 | Captain Adam | Updated [Location, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, Category, Photo] |
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