ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 364429
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| Date: | Friday 4 October 1991 |
| Time: | 09:00 LT |
| Type: |  Bell 47D-1 |
| Owner/operator: | Allied Helicopter Service, Inc |
| Registration: | N3655F |
| MSN: | 45 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1959 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 8685 hours |
| Engine model: | FRANKLIN 6V4-200CS2 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Clewiston, FL -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Agricultural |
| Departure airport: | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
WHILE PULLING UP FOLLOWING A SPRAY PASS EITHER THE LT SKID OR SPRAY BOOM CONTACTED A GUY WIRE WHICH THEN BROKE & CONTACTED THE MAIN & TAIL ROTOR BLADES. DURING THE UNCONTROLLED DESCENT, THE HELICOPTER ROLLED INVERTED & IMPACTED THE GROUND. THE PLT STATED THAT THERE WAS NO PREIMPACT FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION OF THE HELICOPTER.
Probable Cause: THE PILOT IN COMMAND'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN ADEQUATE CLEARANCE WHILE MANEUVERING RESULTING IN AN IN FLIGHT COLLISION WITH A GUY WIRE.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB MIA92LA003
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 3 January 1998 | N59326 | Wing & Rotor International | 0 | Bunnell, FL | |
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| Fuel exhaustion | ||||||
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| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 19-Mar-2024 14:54 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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