ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 288324
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| Date: | Wednesday 14 July 2010 |
| Time: | 18:30 LT |
| Type: | Continental Copters El Tomcat Mk 6B |
| Owner/operator: | Hendrickson Flying Service Inc |
| Registration: | N17H |
| MSN: | 13 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1947 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 10668 hours |
| Engine model: | Lycoming VO-435-A1F |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Blackstone, Illinois -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Agricultural |
| Departure airport: | Blackstone, IL |
| Blackstone, IL | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The pilot was spraying a corn field during the aerial application flight when the accident occurred. He made a turn at the end of a swath run and was leveling out five feet above the corn when the helicopter encountered a dust devil. The helicopter descended into the corn in a level attitude.
Probable Cause: The helicopter encountered a dust devil at a low altitude during the aerial application flight.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB CEN10CA411
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 7 August 2016 | N17H | Hendrickson Flying Service Inc | 0 | Sparland, Illinois | |
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| Fuel exhaustion | ||||||
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 04-Oct-2022 21:15 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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