ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 291273
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| Date: | Friday 22 July 2016 |
| Time: | 16:00 LT |
| Type: |  Bell OH-58A |
| Owner/operator: | North Star Helicopter Inc |
| Registration: | N288NS |
| MSN: | 40839 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1970 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 9862 hours |
| Engine model: | Rolls Royce 250-T63-A720 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Lake Mills, Iowa -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Agricultural |
| Departure airport: | Northwood, IA (KPVT) |
| Northwood, IA (KPVT) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The commercial pilot was performing an agricultural application flight. The pilot reported that, while spraying a field, the helicopter struck a wire that he did not see. The pilot reported that after striking the wire, the helicopter came to a stop, and then the wire broke. The pilot flew the helicopter to the ground, and the helicopter hit hard and then flipped onto its side. The pilot reported no mechanical failures or malfunctions of the helicopter.
Probable Cause: The pilot's inadequate visual lookout, which resulted in a wire strike.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB CEN16LA289
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 17 February 2020 | N288NS | A Farmer Service Corp | 0 | Colexico, California | |
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 07-Oct-2022 11:49 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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