What happened
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Helicopter hovering over checking a transmission wire ? Pilot in left seat and lineman in right and rear airspeed 15 mph 250 feet above the ground. Fire noticed in cabin. Proceed to a clearing to land. At 100 feet above the ground aircraft lost power was on fire fell 100 ft and crashed. The helicopter was consumed by fire. Additional report is that the fire started below pilot seat and during descent a loud pop was heard possibly coming from the main rotor. The pilot's records and maintenance records were inspected. No anomalies noted at this time. SDR BV0A20200727001 submitted. Cause of accident pending NTSB investigation....
As the FAA filed it
HELICOPTER HOVERING OVER CHECKING A TRANSMISSION WIRE ? PILOT IN LEFT SEAT AND LINEMAN IN RIGHT AND REAR AIRSPEED 15 MPH 250 FEET ABOVE THE GROUND. FIRE NOTICED IN CABIN. PROCEED TO A CLEARING TO LAND. AT 100 FEET ABOVE THE GROUND AIRCRAFT LOST POWER WAS ON FIRE FELL 100 FT AND CRASHED. THE HELICOPTER WAS CONSUMED BY FIRE. ADDITIONAL REPORT IS THAT THE FIRE STARTED BELOW PILOT SEAT AND DURING DESCENT A LOUD POP WAS HEARD POSSIBLY COMING FROM THE MAIN ROTOR. THE PILOT'S RECORDS AND MAINTENANCE RECORDS WERE INSPECTED. NO ANOMALIES NOTED AT THIS TIME. SDR BV0A20200727001 SUBMITTED. CAUSE OF ACCIDENT PENDING NTSB INVESTIGATION....
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