ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 277143
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| Date: | Friday 1 April 2022 |
| Time: | 12:15 LT |
| Type: |  Bell OH-58A Kiowa |
| Owner/operator: | American Ag Aviation Inc |
| Registration: | N9287U |
| MSN: | 41289 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1971 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 6369 hours |
| Engine model: | Rolls Royce 250-C2-OC |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Merced, CA -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Agricultural |
| Departure airport: | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The pilot in the helicopter reported that, he was conducting an agricultural aerial application flight. Before he started the spray operation, he overflew the field to identify obstacles. While approaching the northeast corner of the fields from the south, he overflew one set of wires, 'ducked down' into the corner to spray, and pulled up as he approached the edge of the field. As he pulled up, he saw wires he had not seen before and tried to hit them with the wire cutter installed on the helicopter. The helicopter impacted the wires, descended, and impacted the ground. The helicopter sustained substantial damage to the fuselage. The pilot reported that there were no preaccident mechanical failures or malfunctions with the helicopter that would have precluded normal operation.
Probable Cause: The pilot's failure to see and avoid wires while conducting an aerial application flight, which resulted in a wire strike and ground impact.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB WPR22LA140
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 05-Apr-2022 23:34 | Captain Adam | Added |
| 06-Apr-2022 00:53 | RobertMB | Updated [Cn, Narrative] |
| 06-Apr-2022 00:54 | RobertMB | Updated [Source] |
| 09-Apr-2022 13:45 | Captain Adam | Updated [Time, Source, Narrative, Category] |
| 15-Jul-2022 10:27 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Cn, Other fatalities, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, Accident report] |
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