ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 305253
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| Date: | Tuesday 19 July 2022 |
| Time: | 12:00 LT |
| Type: |  Bell 206L-3 |
| Owner/operator: | D H Helicopter Inc |
| Registration: | N203PA |
| MSN: | 51462 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1991 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 17884 hours |
| Engine model: | Rolls Royce Allison M250 C-30 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Franklin, Pennsylvania -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Ferry/positioning |
| Departure airport: | Franklin-Chess-Lambertin Airport, PA (FKL/KFKL) |
| Indiana Airport, PA (IDI/KIDI) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The pilot was flying the helicopter following a river shoreline about 400 ft above ground level. He was scanning the horizon when he saw a 'flash” and felt the helicopter shudder. He assessed the controllability of the helicopter and noted no anomalies, therefore, he continued the flight to a nearby airport. After landing, during the post flight examination of the helicopter, he found substantial damage to the vertical stabilizer of the helicopter. Furthermore, there were wire strike marks on the main rotor blade consistent with a wire strike. The operator reported no preimpact mechanical malfunctions or failures with the helicopter that would have precluded normal operation.
Probable Cause: The pilot's inadequate visual lookout while flying at a low level over a river, which resulted in a wire strike.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB ERA22LA347
History of this aircraft
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