ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 223320
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| Date: | Wednesday 7 March 2018 |
| Time: | 14:00 |
| Type: |  Hughes 369D |
| Owner/operator: | High Line Helicopters |
| Registration: | N499SL |
| MSN: | 190448D |
| Year of manufacture: | 1979 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 18746 hours |
| Engine model: | Rolls Royce C20B |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | None |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Blair, WI -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | External load operation |
| Departure airport: | Blair, WI |
| Blair, WI | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The commercial pilot of the helicopter reported that the purpose of the flight was to lift a utility company lineman to a structure to perform work in conjunction with a new powerline project. While transporting the lineman to the structure using a long line, the worker contacted an existing, live powerline and was seriously injured. The weather conditions at the time of the accident included 10 miles visibility and no precipitation. The pilot reported that he could not see the powerline from his perspective until it was too late to make a course change. The pilot recommended that better recognition of hazards and obstructions may have prevented the accident.
Probable Cause: The pilot’s failure to recognize and compensate for hazards during the external load operation, which led to a collision between a lineman (external load) and a powerline.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
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Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 22-Mar-2019 19:13 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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