ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 296048
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| Date: | Friday 4 April 2003 |
| Time: | 05:55 LT |
| Type: |  Bell OH-58A |
| Owner/operator: | Farm Aviation Inc. |
| Registration: | N38FA |
| MSN: | 40999 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1970 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 6840 hours |
| Engine model: | Allison T63-A720 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | CALIPATRIA, California -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Agricultural |
| Departure airport: | CALIPATRIA, CA |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The accident flight was the first flight of the day for commercial certificated pilot. He was relieving the owner/pilot, who had exited the helicopter and left it running, with a 50-foot loading hose connected to the right side of the helicopter just aft of the entry door. The helicopter was being loaded with product prior to an aerial application flight. The accident pilot boarded the helicopter from the right side, and prepared for takeoff. He observed the loader walking away from the helicopter, but failed to notice that the 50-foot loading hose was still attached. As the pilot executed the takeoff, the hose became taut, and it pulled the helicopter down until the main rotor blades collided with the ground. The helicopter rolled over and came to rest on its right side, 180 degrees from the departure path.
Probable Cause: The pilot's inadequate preflight inspection of the helicopter, and an inadvertent dynamic rollover during takeoff-initial climb, which resulted in an uncontrolled descent and collision with terrain.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB LAX03LA126
History of this aircraft
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 13-Oct-2022 15:55 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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