ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 354960
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| Date: | Tuesday 9 December 1997 |
| Time: | 16:20 LT |
| Type: |  Hughes TH-55 |
| Owner/operator: | C E Parish |
| Registration: | N74914 |
| MSN: | 67-15442 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1968 |
| Engine model: | Lycoming HIO-360-B1A |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Bushnell, FL -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Taxi |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | Brooksville, FL (KBKV) |
| (KBKV) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The student pilot stated he drifted too close to trees during a hover, and the rotor blades stuck the tree limbs. The helicopter then crashed onto a road. The student pilot stated that he was showing off for his daughter, who was on the ground, and not paying attention to the tree limbs.
Probable Cause: The pilot's failure to maintain clearance from the trees during a hover. A factor was the pilot's diverted attention.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB ATL98LA021
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 19 May 2012 | N74914 | Steven Tachoir | 0 | Pittsfield, Pennsylvania | |
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| Loss of control | ||||||
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 12-Mar-2024 06:31 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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