ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 314639
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| Date: | Monday 24 May 2010 |
| Time: | 06:45 LT |
| Type: |  Robinson R22 BETA |
| Owner/operator: | |
| Registration: | N927SH |
| MSN: | 3880 |
| Year of manufacture: | 2005 |
| Engine model: | Lycoming O-360 SERIES |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Minor |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Pearsall, Texas -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Pearsall, TX (T30) |
| Pearsall, TX (T30) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The pilot said he and a passenger were checking fields and areas around the fields for any problems or damage. While flying east the pilot put the helicopter into a slip and descent to the north (left) to look at something closer on the left side of the helicopter. During the descent the helicopter hit unseen power lines on its left side, breaking the power lines and seriously injuring the passenger in the left seat. The pilot landed nearby and called for medical assistance for the passenger. The passenger later stated they had been hunting hogs at the time of the accident and the hog they were after had gone under the helicopter from the right to the left and "the pilot put the helicopter into a left slip" and that was the last thing he could remember about the flight.
Probable Cause: The pilot's failure to see and avoid the power lines.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB CEN10CA268
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 3 May 2011 | N927SH | Prentice Aviation Inc | 0 | Yancey, Medina County, 12 miles S of Hondo, Texas | |
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| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 02-Jun-2023 19:04 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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