ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 281005
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| Date: | Sunday 31 July 2022 |
| Time: | 17:55 LT |
| Type: |  Robinson R44 Raven II |
| Owner/operator: | Cedar Ridge Aviation LLC |
| Registration: | N458SG |
| MSN: | 10458 |
| Year of manufacture: | 2004 |
| Engine model: | Lycoming IO-540-AE1A5 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Saline County, near Marshall, MO -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Agricultural |
| Departure airport: | Marshall, MO |
| Marshall, MO | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The pilot reported that, during an aerial application flight in a helicopter, he mistakenly thought a power pole he had observed during an overflight was the termination point of a powerline. He stated that he failed to notice another power pole that was obscured by trees near a small house and impacted the lines between the poles during a spray pass. The helicopter subsequently impacted terrain. The helicopter sustained substantial damage to the fuselage, tail boom and main rotor blades. 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 adequately survey a field for obstructions prior to a low-level aerial application pass, which resulted in an impact with a powerline.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB CEN22LA350
FAA register: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?NNumberTxt=458SG
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 01-Aug-2022 17:47 | Captain Adam | Added |
| 01-Aug-2022 19:58 | AgOps | Updated [Time] |
| 01-Aug-2022 22:53 | Geno | Updated [Location, Source] |
| 02-Aug-2022 02:12 | johnwg | Updated [Time, Location, Source, Narrative] |
| 26-Sep-2022 18:33 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Other fatalities, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, Category, Accident report] |
| 26-Sep-2022 18:34 | harro | Updated [Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
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