ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 296441
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| Date: | Sunday 10 November 2002 |
| Time: | 11:40 LT |
| Type: |  Aerospatiale AS350B |
| Owner/operator: | Fleet Unlimited, Inc. |
| Registration: | N909WA |
| MSN: | 1227 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1980 |
| Engine model: | Turbomeca Arriel 1 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 3 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Kingman, Arizona -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Executive |
| Departure airport: | Kingman Airport, AZ (IGM/KIGM) |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The helicopter collided with a transmission line while performing a low altitude maneuver and impacted the terrain. The purpose of the flight was to film an in-motion motor home for a television series. During the filming, the pilot manipulated the helicopter into an out-of-ground-effect hover and then input a 30-degree crab angle, which gave the best filming angle for the camera. About 60 to 75 feet above ground level (agl), as the motor home became abeam the helicopter, the pilot initiated forward flight and caught glimpse of a cable directly in the flight path. The pilot initiated rapid deceleration, but the helicopter impacted the cables and plummeted toward the terrain below. After egressing the helicopter, the pilot noted that a 100 to 125 meter cable was strung from the west side of the highway over to a location east of the helicopter's flight path. The operator reported no pre impact mechanical malfunctions or failures with the helicopter.
Probable Cause: the pilot's inadequate visual lookout and failure to maintain adequate clearance from transmission wires while performing low altitude operations.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB LAX03LA027
History of this aircraft
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| 9 February 1983 | N3605T | M.s. Moore | 0 | Pacoima, CA | |
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| 16 June 1986 | N229EH | Energy Helicopters | 0 | Theriot, LA | |
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 14-Oct-2022 06:36 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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