ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 295362
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| Date: | Tuesday 19 August 2003 |
| Time: | 18:45 LT |
| Type: |  Bell 206B |
| Owner/operator: | Crystal Finger Corp Dba |
| Registration: | N9877Z |
| MSN: | 1732 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1975 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 8083 hours |
| Engine model: | Allison 250-C20 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 3 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Mason, Texas -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Survey |
| Departure airport: | Burnet Municipal Kate Craddock Field, TX (KBMQ) |
| LIBERTY HILL, TX (XS12) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The 3,225-hour pilot reported that he was video-filming an automobile driving westbound into the sunset. The pilot further stated that "as we continued down the highway, we came upon the second set of wires before I thought we should have. With the sun in my eyes, I did not see them until maybe a second before we impacted it." The helicopter descended in a slight nose low attitude and impacted the highway, then skidded off the road into a ditch. An examination of the helicopter by an FAA inspector who responded to the accident site revealed that the helicopter caught fire after it came to a stop and was destroyed.
Probable Cause: The pilot's failure to maintain clearance with the power line. A contributing factor was the sunglare.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB FTW03LA197
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 13-Oct-2022 07:34 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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