ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 366410
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| Date: | Tuesday 7 August 1990 |
| Time: | 09:12 LT |
| Type: |  Bell 206 |
| Owner/operator: | Helicopter Elite Service,inc. |
| Registration: | N49651 |
| MSN: | 1804 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1975 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 5812 hours |
| Engine model: | Allison 250-C20 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Athens, OH -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Unknown |
| Departure airport: | Pickerington, OH |
| Charleston, WV (CRW | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
DURING FLIGHT, THE PILOT ENCOUNTERED WEATHER CONDITIONS THAT REDUCED VISIBILITY TO LESS THAN 1 MILE. HE STATED THAT BECAUSE OF HIS REDUCED GROUND CLEARANCE AND VISIBILITY, HE DECIDED TO TURN AROUND AND GO BACK TO BETTER WEATHER CONDITIONS. MOMENTS AFTER HE MADE THE DECISION, THE SKID OF THE HELICOPTER HIT A WIRE. THE HELICOPTER TURNED TO THE RIGHT AND THE TAIL ROTOR STRUCK THE WIRE(S). THE PILOT REDUCED POWER AND ENTERED AN AUTOROTATION. THE HELICOPTER MADE APPROXIMATELY TWO AND THREE QUARTER TURNS BEFORE CONTACTING THE GROUND.
Probable Cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO VISUALLY ACQUIRE AND MAINTAIN CLEARANCE FROM THE POWERLINE(S). CONTRIBUTING TO THE ACCIDENT WAS THE ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB NYC90LA189
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 20-Mar-2024 20:44 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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