ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 174168
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| Date: | Friday 27 February 2015 |
| Time: | 10:30 |
| Type: |  Bell 47G-2A |
| Owner/operator: | Barton Aero Inc |
| Registration: | N4774S |
| MSN: | WAV182 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1965 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 4089 hours |
| Engine model: | Lycoming VO-435 A1F |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Northeast of Ivanhoe, Tulare County, California -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Agricultural |
| Departure airport: | Visalia, CA (D86) |
| Visalia, CA (D86) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The commercial pilot was maneuvering the helicopter at low altitude to conduct agricultural spraying operations. While departing the coverage area, the pilot saw power lines and attempted to fly underneath them, but the helicopter’s main rotor mast struck a wire, and the helicopter subsequently collided with terrain. The pilot reported no mechanical failures or malfunctions with the helicopter that would have precluded normal operation.
Probable Cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain clearance from a power line while maneuvering at low altitude.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB
FAA register: http://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/NNum_Results.aspx?NNumbertxt=4774S
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 20 July 2003 | N4774S | Johns Aerial Spraying | 0 | Porterville, California | |
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Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 28-Feb-2015 11:43 | gerard57 | Added |
| 28-Feb-2015 17:21 | Geno | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Operator, Location, Source, Damage, Narrative] |
| 10-Mar-2015 23:56 | Geno | Updated [Time, Operator, Location, Source] |
| 21-Dec-2016 19:28 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
| 08-Sep-2017 19:47 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Operator, Other fatalities, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
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