ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 199360
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| Date: | Friday 25 April 2003 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Eurocopter AS 350B3 Ecureuil |
| Owner/operator: | Pegasus Helikopter |
| Registration: | LN-ODJ |
| MSN: | 3444 |
| Year of manufacture: | 2001 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Sekse i Hardanger -
 Norway
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Agricultural |
| Departure airport: | |
| Investigating agency: | AIBN |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
An AS 350 B3 helicopter with an underslung spreader/container was used to spread lime over an area with fruit trees. The Pilot in Command had worked in the company less than two months. He was about to complete his training on the actual type of work and the flying was supervised by an experienced pilot via radio from the ground. The Pilot in Command first flew a familiarization flight in the area and saw the actual power line, but forgot it on his second transport flight to the spreading area. The helicopter hit the power line 31 meters above the ground, started to rotate about the vertical axis and became uncontrollable. The helicopter was destroyed in the following crash and the Pilot in Command was battered, but otherwise unhurt.
The Accident Investigation Board of Norway (AIBN) is of the opinion that the Pilot in Command exposed himself to an unnecessary high risk when he climbed close to the terrain on the way up to the spreading area. The helicopter hit the power lines 200 – 300 meters form the spreading area at a place where the flight could have been performed at safe altitude. Over a relatively short time span the company has experienced several collisions with suspended wires. AIBN believes the company has put too little emphasis on risk analyses. Further, the company had incomplete procedures for preparations and spreading of lime.
Rebuilt to N90572.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
Flynytt 5/2003, p66
SHK 2006-30
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 04-Sep-2017 15:53 | TB | Added |
| 06-Sep-2017 18:27 | TB | Updated [Total fatalities, Total occupants, Nature, Source, Narrative] |
| 13-Jan-2022 17:08 | harro | Updated [Operator, Phase, Narrative, Accident report] |
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