ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 38494
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| Date: | Tuesday 8 June 1999 |
| Time: | 11:14 LT |
| Type: |  Aérospatiale AS 350 |
| Owner/operator: | Addington Mining |
| Registration: | N35AG |
| MSN: | 2006 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1987 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 3739 hours |
| Engine model: | Turbomeca Arriel1 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Whitesburg Coal Level, Ashcamp, Pike County, Kentucky -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Initial climb |
| Nature: | Executive |
| Departure airport: | Ashcamp, KY (NONE) |
| Pikeville, KY (7K0) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
After dropping off passengers at a mining site, the helicopter was observed climbing in a shallow nose down attitude, heading north, when it impacted two electrical wires. The helicopter then descended and impacted on a road between vertical walls of a previously mined area, where it was consumed by a post-crash fire. Examination of the wreckage did not reveal any evidence of a pre-impact malfunction. Examination of the main rotor blades revealed several scrape marks and gouges consistent with a wire strike. Visibility reported at a nearby airport was 10 statute miles, and a witness to the accident said the wind was 'calm,' and visibility was 'good.'
Probable Cause: The pilot's inadequate visual look out which resulted in an in-flight collision with wires.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB NYC99FA136
FAA register: NTSB: https://www.ntsb.gov/_layouts/ntsb.aviation/brief.aspx?ev_id=20001212X19082&key=1
FAA register: 2. FAA: http://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/NNum_Results.aspx?omni=Home-N-Number&nNumberTxt=35AG
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 24-Oct-2008 10:30 | ASN archive | Added |
| 07-Jul-2014 01:18 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Location, Phase, Destination airport, Narrative] |
| 07-Jul-2014 01:34 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 21-Dec-2016 19:23 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
| 14-Dec-2017 08:26 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 08-Apr-2024 05:34 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Other fatalities, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, Category, Accident report] |
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