ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 42439
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| Date: | Friday 4 November 1994 |
| Time: | 11:07 |
| Type: |  MBB Bo 105CBS-2 |
| Owner/operator: | Omniflight Helicopters |
| Registration: | N911LF |
| MSN: | S-740 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1986 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 4699 hours |
| Engine model: | ALLISON 250-C20B |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 3 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | near Perry, FL -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Ferry/positioning |
| Departure airport: | Tallahassee, FL |
| Perry, FL | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
On November 4, 1994, about 1107 eastern standard time, N911LF, a Bolkow BO-105S, operated by Omniflight, crashed in Perry, Florida, while on a 14 CFR Part 91 positioning flight. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time and a company VFR flight plan was filed. The helicopter was destroyed and the pilot and one passenger received fatal injuries, and one passenger received serious injuries. The flight originated from a hospital heliport in Tallahassee, Florida, about 1036 the same day.
The survivor and several deer hunters in the area stated the helicopter was flying at a low level, with high speed, when it struck a 69 kilovolt power line, broke the line, flipped and crashed. There was an extensive postcrash fire. The surviving passenger stated that the purpose of the flight was to position the helicopter to another hospital to pick-up a patient. He stated that while in cruise flight the pilot descended rapidly and began to fly at treetop level. The pilot had stated to the other passenger "Now it's time to break Trent in with a real ride". Shortly thereafter, the helicopter dispatcher radioed the helicopter for a position report and the pilot climbed to about 900 feet and radioed the dispatcher with a position report. The pilot then dove the helicopter down to a low altitude and the survivor saw wires in front of the helicopter, and the helicopter struck the wires, then the helicopter lost control, and crashed
Probable Cause: FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO MAINTAIN SUFFICIENT CLEARANCE FROM THE POWER LINE, WHILE BUZZING (AT LOW ALTITUDE).
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
http://www.ntsb.gov/_layouts/ntsb.aviation/brief.aspx?ev_id=20001206X02622&key=1
Images:
Photos: NTSB
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 24-Oct-2008 10:30 | ASN archive | Added |
| 16-Feb-2010 03:43 | TB | Updated [Aircraft type, Other fatalities] |
| 17-Feb-2010 02:38 | TB | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Location] |
| 08-Aug-2010 14:56 | TB | Updated [Aircraft type, Source] |
| 26-Oct-2012 12:17 | TB | Updated [Aircraft type, Source, Narrative] |
| 11-Oct-2016 17:08 | TB | Updated [Source] |
| 21-Dec-2016 19:24 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
| 12-Oct-2022 05:29 | Captain Adam | Updated [Narrative, Category, Accident report, Photo] |
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