ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 226688
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| Date: | Saturday 29 June 2019 |
| Time: | 11:40 LT |
| Type: |  Robinson R44 Raven II |
| Owner/operator: | ALI Co |
| Registration: | N883TY |
| MSN: | 13628 |
| Year of manufacture: | 2014 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 803 hours |
| Engine model: | Lycoming IO-540-AE1A5 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 3 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Tucker County, Licking District, WV -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Elgon, WV |
| Elgon, WV | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The pilot and two passengers were on a sightseeing flight. The helicopter entered a river basin that the pilot had previously flown through and rounded a bend. The pilot then saw unmarked wires that spanned the riverand tried to fly under the wires; however, the helicopter's main rotor struck the lowest wire. The helicopter then descended and came to rest on its right side in the river. The wires were about 50 ft above the river and were not depicted on the visual flight rules sectional chart. The pilot said that he had not previously noticed the wires but that he was flying at a lower altitude than on previous flights and "was too low in a place I shouldn't have been." The pilot stated that there were no mechanical malfunctions or failures with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation.
Probable Cause: The pilot's decision to maneuver the helicopter at low altitude over a river, which resulted in a wire strike and subsequent collision with terrain.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB ERA19TA204
Location
Images:
Photo: FAA
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 30-Jun-2019 03:10 | Geno | Added |
| 02-Jul-2019 00:59 | Geno | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Operator, Source, Narrative] |
| 27-Mar-2021 12:46 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Other fatalities, Nature, Source, Damage, Narrative, Accident report] |
| 27-Mar-2021 14:47 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Damage, Category, Accident report] |
| 27-Mar-2021 15:29 | harro | Updated [Source, Narrative, Photo] |
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