ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 30227
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Date: | Sunday 12 March 2000 |
Time: | 15:38 |
Type: | Bell 47G-2 |
Owner/operator: | North Coast Helicopters |
Registration: | N9763Z |
MSN: | 29 |
Total airframe hrs: | 9084 hours |
Engine model: | Lycoming VO-435-A1F |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
Category: | Accident |
Location: | Vacaville, CA -
United States of America
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Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
Nature: | Agricultural |
Departure airport: | |
Destination airport: | |
Investigating agency: | NTSB |
Confidence Rating: | Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
Narrative:The pilot was flying low while applying chemicals to a field. He completed spraying approximately half of the field, when he collided with wires that he did not see. He extricated himself from the helicopter, which subsequently caught fire.
Probable Cause: Failure of the pilot to see wires and maintain clearance while flying at a low altitude.
Accident investigation:
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Investigating agency: | NTSB |
Report number: | LAX00LA124 |
Status: | Investigation completed |
Duration: | |
Download report: | Final report |
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Sources:
NTSB:
https://www.ntsb.gov/_layouts/ntsb.aviation/brief.aspx?ev_id=20001212X20673&key=1 Revision history:
Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
27-Sep-2008 01:00 |
ASN archive |
Added |
19-Oct-2011 17:09 |
Dr. John Smith |
Updated [Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Country, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Damage, Narrative] |
05-Jun-2014 15:14 |
TB |
Updated [Location, Source, Damage, Narrative] |
21-Dec-2016 19:16 |
ASN Update Bot |
Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
21-Dec-2016 19:20 |
ASN Update Bot |
Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
12-Dec-2017 18:29 |
ASN Update Bot |
Updated [Operator, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
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