ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 134794
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| Date: | Wednesday 18 May 2005 |
| Time: | 08:26 |
| Type: |  Bell 206B |
| Owner/operator: | Aerial Coalition Technologies |
| Registration: | N276M |
| MSN: | 1876 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1975 |
| Engine model: | Rolls-Royce 250-C20B |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 5 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Huffman, TX -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | External load operation |
| Departure airport: | Huffman, TX |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
During takeoff, at an altitude of approximately 10-20 feet above ground level, the helicopter pitched nose down and impacted terrain. The 1,181-hour pilot reported to first responders that he had "forgot to unhook the drag line" prior to takeoff. Examination of the accident site revealed that the sling load basket snagged a flat-bed truck and moved it approximately five inches.
Probable Cause: The pilot's inadequate preflight and his failure to disconnect the external load cable prior to takeoff.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB: https://www.ntsb.gov/_layouts/ntsb.aviation/brief.aspx?ev_id=20050525X00664&key=1
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 21-Dec-2016 19:26 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
| 06-Dec-2017 08:11 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Other fatalities, Nature, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
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