ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 318485
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| Date: | Saturday 29 July 2023 |
| Time: | 12:06 |
| Type: |  Bell 206L-4 LongRanger IV |
| Owner/operator: | Helicopter Applicators Inc |
| Registration: | N652HA |
| MSN: | 52175 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1996 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | near Springfield, OH -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Agricultural |
| Departure airport: | Springfield, OH |
| Springfield, OH | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
On July 29, 2023, about 1206 eastern standard time, a Bell 206-L4 helicopter, N652HA, was involved in an accident near Springfield, Ohio. The commercial pilot was fatally injured. The helicopter was operated as an agricultural flight conducted under the provisions of Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 137.
The pilot was spraying a corn field on an easterly heading when the helicopter struck the middle two (of four) 75-100-ft-tall high tension power transmission lines that were oriented perpendicular to the direction he was spraying. The transmission lines that were severed exhibited splayed ends, fraying, and cuts.
The helicopter impacted the corn field and came to rest on its right side about 150 ft east of the powerlines. The tail boom had separated near the aft portion of the fuselage and was found forward of the main wreckage. Debris, including sections of the spray system, were located along the wreckage path. The main rotor blades had separated and were found near the main wreckage. Flight control continuity was established for all major flight controls from the cockpit to the control surface.
An AG-Nav GUIA Platinum Console GPS unit was recovered from the cockpit. The unit was retained for further examination.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
https://www.whio.com/news/local/state-troopers-scene-helicopter-crash-clark-county/336WNW473JBAVOB3JRZ7E4NW2Q/
https://www.wdtn.com/traffic/all-lanes-of-i-70-closed-in-springfield/
NTSB
https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=N652HA
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
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Location
Media:
NTSB investigating the crash of a Bell 206 helicopter near Springfield, Ohio.
— NTSB Newsroom (@NTSB_Newsroom) July 29, 2023
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 29-Jul-2023 19:55 | Captain Adam | Added |
| 30-Jul-2023 00:01 | RobertMB | Updated |
| 30-Jul-2023 06:13 | Cobalt135 | Updated |
| 30-Jul-2023 08:35 | harro | Updated |
| 30-Jul-2023 08:43 | nhofmann54 | Updated |
| 31-Jul-2023 18:28 | Captain Adam | Updated |
| 31-Jul-2023 18:50 | harro | Updated |
| 31-Jul-2023 19:38 | RobertMB | Updated |
| 10-Aug-2023 20:36 | Captain Adam | Updated |
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