ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 292989
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| Date: | Sunday 2 October 2005 |
| Time: | 09:00 LT |
| Type: |  Bell 206B |
| Owner/operator: | Slykerman Ag Aviation, Inc. |
| Registration: | N201SC |
| MSN: | 3427 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1981 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 8256 hours |
| Engine model: | Allison 250-C20B |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Pixley, California -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Agricultural |
| Departure airport: | Pixley, CA |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The helicopter impacted a support wire between two poles while it was conducting aerial applications. The pilot completed spraying the field and was getting ready to spray the borders. He checked the power lines near the field and elected to fly beneath them to prevent drift over the adjacent field. As the pilot neared the wires for the spray run, he noticed a guy-wire running from pole-to-pole below the power lines. He lowered to collective, but the helicopter snagged the wire with the top portion of the vertical stabilizer. The helicopter then impacted terrain and rolled into a canal.
Probable Cause: the pilot's failure to maintain clearance with the wire during a low altitude aerial application flight.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB LAX06CA002
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 09-Oct-2022 14:40 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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