# Accident 20240602009059A: Sikorsky S-55B, Benton City, WA, June 2, 2024

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 2, 2024, 18:27 local time
- Place: Benton City, WA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Maneuver
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 46.3020° N, 119.5198° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.3020&lon=-119.5198&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2302F, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2302F) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Sikorsky S-55B (registry code 8141604, https://openairdocs.org/model/sikorsky-s-55b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Garrett TSE331-10UA (registry code 29120, https://openairdocs.org/engine/garrett-tse331-10ua) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SIKORSKY S-55B
- Reported engine: GARRETT TSE331-10UA
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport
- Pilot flight hours: 7,827 total, 20 in this make and model, 2 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR24LA173](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR24LA173) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20240602009059A

## Narrative

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

PILOT WAS CONDUCTING CHERRY DRYING OPERATIONS WHEN HE MISJUDGED THE DISTANCE OF POWER LINES AND THE TAIL ROTOR MADE CONTACT DURING A LEFT HAND TURN. PILOT STATED THAT BEFORE THE FLIGHT HE WALKED THE AREA AND WAS AWARE THEY WERE THERE. PILOT WAS ABLE TO LAND WITHOUT ANY FURTHER DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT.

## 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 WPR24LA173](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR24LA173), Jun 3, 2024: Sikorsky S-55QT (N2302F), Benton City, WA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain clearance from power lines during a low altitude operation.

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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