ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 368680
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| Date: | Tuesday 30 May 1989 |
| Time: | 18:45 LT |
| Type: |  Hughes 369HS |
| Owner/operator: | Rainbow Helicopters, Inc. |
| Registration: | N9238F |
| MSN: | 2507135 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 2900 hours |
| Engine model: | Allison 250-C20 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 4 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Niagara Falls, NY -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Unknown |
| Departure airport: | Goat Island, NY |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
DURING A SIGHTSEEING FLIGHT OVER THE PARK AREA OF NIAGARA FALLS, THE HELICOPTER FLEW INTO CABLES THAT WERE USED TO TRANSPORT CABLE CARS ACROSS THE GORGE FOR A SKYVIEW OF THE WHIRPOOL. AFTER THE HELICOPTER STRUCK THE CABLES, IT JERKED ABOUT. THE PILOT MANEUVERED THE HELICOPTER ONTO A GOLF COURSE AND THE PASSENGERS JUMPED CLEAR OF THE CRAFT UNHURT. THE PILOT THEN LANDED THE HELICOPTER AND SHUT OFF THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM.
Probable Cause: FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO SEE AND AVOID THE CABLES.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB NYC89LA171
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 24-Mar-2024 06:19 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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