ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 261843
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| Date: | Tuesday 18 May 2021 |
| Time: | 14:30 |
| Type: |  Bell OH-58A Kiowa |
| Owner/operator: | Tri Rotor Spray & Chemical |
| Registration: | N176SJ |
| MSN: | 41107 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1970 |
| Engine model: | Rolls-Royce 250-C20C |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Ulysses, KS -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Agricultural |
| Departure airport: | Ulysses, KS |
| Ulysses, KS | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
On May 18, 2021, about 1430 central daylight time, a Bell OH-58A helicopter, N176SJ, was destroyed when it was involved in an accident near Ulysses, Kansas. The pilot was fatally injured. The helicopter was operated as a Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 137 aerial application flight.
The pilot was performing aerial application operations when the helicopter collided with a power line and subsequently impacted terrain. The pilot was fatally injured. The accident occurred during the pilot’s 21st pass over the field that day, and the pilot had been maneuvering to avoid the wire numerous times prior to the accident. Examination of the helicopter revealed no anomalies that would have precluded normal operation. The circumstances of the accident are consistent with the pilot’s failure to maintain clearance from the power line during the aerial application flight.
Probable Cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain clearance from a power line during the aerial application flight, which resulted in collision with the power line and subsequent impact with terrain.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
https://www.kwch.com/2021/05/18/1-hurt-in-kearny-county-helicopter-crash/
https://www.ksn.com/news/kansas/pilot-injured-in-kearny-county-helicopter-crash/
FAA
NTSB
https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=N176SJ
https://www.kansas.gov/khp-crashlogs/search/viewDetail/2021-005942
https://www.flickr.com/photos/92040401@N06/13785968724/ (photo)
Location
Images:
Photo: NTSB
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 19-May-2021 01:17 | Geno | Added |
| 19-May-2021 12:23 | RobertMB | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Operator, Location, Source, Damage, Narrative] |
| 19-May-2021 12:51 | Anon. | Updated [Aircraft type, Source] |
| 19-May-2021 13:29 | RobertMB | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Operator, Location, Source, Damage, Narrative] |
| 20-May-2021 14:00 | Anon. | Updated [Location, Source, Narrative] |
| 24-May-2021 11:14 | RobertMB | Updated [Total fatalities, Source, Narrative] |
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