ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 30075
Last updated: 22 May 2013
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| Date: | 28-JUL-2000 |
| Time: | 05:40 PDT |
| Type: |  Bell 47G-5 |
| Operator: | Soilserv |
| Registration: | N7885S |
| C/n / msn: | 7873 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Airplane damage: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Location: | King City, CA -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Agricultural |
| Departure airport: | King City, CA |
| King City, CA |
The pilot of the agricultural application helicopter took off at dawn and was en route to the spraying location beneath a 300-foot overcast cloud ceiling with 1/4 to 1/2-mile flight visibility.
The helicopter flew into a fog bank and the pilot lost visual contact with the ground. He lowered the collective control and descended toward the ground to regain visual reference; however, the tail rotor contacted power transmission wires before he regained visual contact. He then lowered the collective further and reduced engine power to regain directional control and the helicopter made a hard impact with the ground in an upright attitude.
Sources:
http://dms.ntsb.gov/aviation/AccidentReports/vir23i454y51s5ap3uoikrqv1/R10192011120000.pdf
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 27-Sep-2008 01:00 | ASN archive | Added |
| 19-Oct-2011 10:31 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Total occupants, Total fatalities, Other fatalities, Location, Country, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Damage, Narrative] |
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