ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 343051
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Date: | Sunday 30 July 2023 |
Time: | 08:18 LT |
Type: | Bell 206B JetRanger II |
Owner/operator: | Nor Wes Inc |
Registration: | N231RL |
MSN: | 1324 |
Year of manufacture: | 1974 |
Engine model: | Rolls-Royce 250-C20B |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
Category: | Accident |
Location: | Denison, IA -
United States of America
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Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
Nature: | Agricultural |
Departure airport: | |
Destination airport: | Denison, IA |
Investigating agency: | NTSB |
Confidence Rating: | Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
Narrative:The pilot reported to his wife that while conducting an aerial application flight, he became distracted in the cockpit and failed to see and avoid wires that were spanning the field. The helicopter subsequently impacted the wires and then terrain, which resulted in substantial damage to the fuselage.
Probable Cause: The pilot's inflight distraction, which resulted in his failure to see and avoid wires.
Accident investigation:
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Investigating agency: | NTSB |
Report number: | CEN23LA342 |
Status: | Investigation completed |
Duration: | 1 month |
Download report: | Final report |
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Sources:
NTSB CEN23LA342
FAA register:
https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=231RL https://flightaware.com/live/flight/N231RL/history/20230730/1251Z Location
Revision history:
Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
01-Aug-2023 06:22 |
AgOps |
Added |
03-Aug-2023 08:59 |
Captain Adam |
Updated |
15-Sep-2023 10:09 |
ASN Update Bot |
Updated |
15-Sep-2023 10:10 |
harro |
Updated |
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