ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 186631
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| Date: | Thursday 21 April 2016 |
| Time: | 11:12 |
| Type: |  Bell 47G-2A |
| Owner/operator: | Hendrickson Flying Service, Inc. |
| Registration: | N64702 |
| MSN: | 2706 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1962 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 12920 hours |
| Engine model: | Lycoming VO-435-A2F |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Cameron County NW of Los Fresnos, TX -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Agricultural |
| Departure airport: | Weslaco, TX |
| Weslaco, TX | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
According to the operator, the commercial pilot of the helicopter was performing an aerial application flight when the helicopter struck a set of power lines that ran perpendicular to the field being sprayed. The operator stated that the lines were obscured due to trees.
Probable Cause: The pilot's inability to see and avoid the power lines because of trees obscuring his view.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB
FAA register: http://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/NNum_Results.aspx?nNumberTxt=64702
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 21-Apr-2016 21:11 | Geno | Added |
| 22-Apr-2016 14:20 | Geno | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Operator, Source] |
| 21-Dec-2016 19:30 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
| 19-Aug-2017 14:56 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Operator, Other fatalities, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Damage, Narrative] |
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