ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 357091
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| Date: | Monday 8 July 1996 |
| Time: | 13:40 LT |
| Type: |  Bell 47G-5 |
| Owner/operator: | Wiggins Airways Inc. |
| Registration: | N8591F |
| MSN: | 7812 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 5169 hours |
| Engine model: | Lycoming VO-435-B1A |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Carver, MA -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Ferry/positioning |
| Departure airport: | |
| Plymouth, MA (KPYM) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The helicopter collided with power lines after the pilot completed an aerial spray run of a cranberry bog. According to the pilot, '...As I was departing the bog, I saw wires directly in front of me. I pulled back on the cyclic and raised the collective to try to fly over the wires. I cleared the wires initially, but could not recover from the maneuver before contacting the ground. The wind was behind me, and when at the top of the pull-up, I realized I couldn't fly out of it, and did a right 180 degree pedal turn, and lowered the nose to dive into the wind, I hit the ground in a level attitude before I could complete the maneuver.'
Probable Cause: the pilot's inadequate visual look out for obstacles, which resulted in a collision with wires and the ground.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB NYC96LA145
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 26 April 1990 | N8591F | Plymouth Copters Corp. | 0 | Marion, MA | |
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 13-Mar-2024 14:05 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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