ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 289858
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| Date: | Monday 29 July 2013 |
| Time: | 05:15 LT |
| Type: | Texas Helicopter M74A Wasp (Bell OH-13H) |
| Owner/operator: | Hendrickson Flying Service Inc |
| Registration: | N10009 |
| MSN: | 79-032 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1979 |
| Engine model: | Lycoming VO-435-A1F |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Streator, Illinois -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Agricultural |
| Departure airport: | Toluca, IL (KPVT) |
| Toluca, IL (KPVT) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The pilot reported that he was applying agricultural product to a "J" shaped field. After he completed the aerial application to the "long" portion of the field, the pilot turned south to finish the "small' portion of the field. He stated that he checked the helicopter's light bar, which is often used by pilots as a navigation aid to fly on an indicated swath path. The pilot then "saw corn in the windshield," and the helicopter rolled upside down and subsequently came to rest on its left side. No mechanical malfunctions or anomalies that would have precluded normal operation were detected during the helicopter's postaccident examination.
Probable Cause: The pilot's diverted attention during an agricultural application maneuver, which resulted in the helicopter impacting a corn field.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB CEN13LA442
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 27 July 2011 | N10009 | Hendrickson Flying Service Inc | 0 | Creston, Illinois | |
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| 25 July 2016 | N10009 | Hendrickson Flying Service | 0 | Minonk, IL | |
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 05-Oct-2022 19:00 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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