# Accident 19990505046589A: Beech F90, Wrangell, AK, May 5, 1999

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 5, 1999, 15:00 local time
- Place: Wrangell, AK
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: Rotorcraft external load (Part 133)
- Operator: W94L
- Location: 56.4104° N, 131.6105° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=56.4104&lon=-131.6105&mi=10
- Aircraft: N97HM, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N97HM) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech F90 (registry code 1152909, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-f90) (OpenAirDocs)
- Fatal injuries: 1
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC99TA058](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC99TA058) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990505046589A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

(-23) HELICOPTER WAS CONDUCTING A CATEGORY B EXTERNAL LOAD OPERATION WITH A 110 FOOT WIRE CABLE. THE OPERATION WAS BEING CONDUCTED WITHIN 20 FEET OF HIGH VOLTAGE, HIGH TENSION POWER LINES. DURING THE PROCESS OF HOOKING UP THE EXTERNAL LOAD THE CABLE CONTACTED THE HIGH TENSION LINE ELECTROCUTING A GROUND CREWMAN.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB ANC99TA058](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC99TA058), May 5, 1999: Bell UH-1B (N97HM), Wrangell, AK, no damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot-in-command's failure to maintain sufficient distance from a transmission wire, arcing of the transmission wire, the failure of company personnel to utilize a nonconducting cable, and an…

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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