ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 80477
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| Date: | Wednesday 3 November 2010 |
| Time: | 14:59 |
| Type: |  Bell 206B JetRanger |
| Owner/operator: | Aviation Technology Services Llc |
| Registration: | N8533F |
| MSN: | 254 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1968 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 26040 hours |
| Engine model: | Allison 250 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | North of Meeker, CO -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Unknown |
| Departure airport: | Grand Junction, CO (GJT) |
| Meeker, CO (EEO) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The helicopter pilot was conducting a low-altitude pipeline patrol in a valley in a remote mountainous area. Two witnesses observed the helicopter flying toward them at a low altitude when the helicopter struck the wires of a three-phase electrical distribution line that was suspended 95 feet above the valley. The main rotor system separated from the helicopter in flight and came to rest about 200 feet from the main wreckage. The pilot stated that he never saw the wires, but that as he felt the impact, he knew immediately that he had struck wires. The on-scene investigation found no preimpact anomalies.
Probable Cause: The pilot's failure to maintain clearance from electrical power lines during the low-altitude flight.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 20 April 1998 | N8533F | Papillon Airways | 0 | Grand Canyon, AZ | |
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Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 04-Nov-2010 04:14 | gerard57 | Added |
| 04-Nov-2010 17:30 | DColclasure | Updated [Other fatalities, Location] |
| 05-Nov-2010 05:53 | bizjets101 | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Source, Narrative] |
| 05-Nov-2010 05:55 | cmlynn | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Operator, Source] |
| 26-Nov-2010 04:59 | rvargast17 | Updated [Time, Location, Source] |
| 21-Dec-2016 19:25 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
| 26-Nov-2017 18:38 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Operator, Other fatalities, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
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