ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 36025
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| Date: | Thursday 17 June 1993 |
| Time: | 09:35 LT |
| Type: |  Enstrom F-28C |
| Owner/operator: | Pine Mountain Aero Inc. |
| Registration: | N200NH |
| MSN: | 376 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1977 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 980 hours |
| Engine model: | Lycoming HIO-360-E1AD |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Gordon, KY -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Executive |
| Departure airport: | Whitesburg, KY |
| Harlan, KY (NONE) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
THE HELICOPTER WAS OBSERVED FLYING DOWN A VALLEY AT LOW ALTITUDE AND COLLIDE WITH AN UNMARKED STATIC WIRE APRX 450 FT AGL. NO EVASIVE ACTION PRIOR TO THE WIRE STRIKE WAS OBSERVED. THE MAIN ROTOR HEAD SEPARATED FROM THE DRIVESHAFT SEVERING THE TAIL BOOM. EXAMINATION OF THE WRECKAGE REVEALED THAT THE STATIC WIRE HAD CONTACTED THE NOSE OF THE HELICOPTER NEAR THE NOSE LANDING LIGHT. AN AERONAUTICAL SECTIONAL CHART DEPICTING THE WIRES WAS FOUND IN THE WRECKAGE.
Probable Cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO SEE AND AVOID THE WIRE.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB NYC93FA115
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 24-Oct-2008 10:30 | ASN archive | Added |
| 21-Dec-2016 19:22 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
| 10-Apr-2024 13:15 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Operator, Other fatalities, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, Category, Accident report] |
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