ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 39086
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| Date: | Thursday 16 September 1999 |
| Time: | 07:30 |
| Type: |  Texas Helicopter M74 Wasp (Bell OH-13E) |
| Owner/operator: | Gulf Helicopters, Inc. |
| Registration: | N38099 |
| MSN: | 77-006 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Heflin, AL -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Agricultural |
| Departure airport: | NONE |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
N38099 was flying southbound at 150 ft. agl spraying herbicides. N9010T had just taken off from a flatbed truck heading north behind a gathering of trees 100 ft. tall. N9010T climb over the trees to an altitude of 150 ft. at a speed of 35 mph. He then turned east into the sun, directly into the flight path of N38099. Within seconds, N9010T collided with N38099, impacting it on its lower right side. Immediately after impacting, both helicopters descended to the ground and came to rest 100 yards apart.
Probable Cause: The pilot of N9010T's failure to maintain visual lookout while maneuvering, resulting in a midair collision with N30899. A factor was the sun glare.
Sources:
NTSB: https://www.ntsb.gov/_layouts/ntsb.aviation/brief.aspx?ev_id=20001212X19686&key=1
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 24-Oct-2008 10:30 | ASN archive | Added |
| 13-Aug-2014 12:13 | TB | Updated [Aircraft type, Departure airport, Source] |
| 13-Aug-2014 12:54 | TB | Updated [Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Damage] |
| 21-Dec-2016 19:23 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
| 14-Dec-2017 09:26 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Operator, Other fatalities, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
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