- Date
- August 24, 1990, 17:48 local (22:48 UTC)
- Place
- Shreveport, LA
- Injuries
- 1 serious, 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N223TVHughes 269C
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Dusk
- Status
- Completed · report December 4, 1992
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19900824036259A
- Case key
- 23034
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Probable cause
The pilot's failure to maintain clearance from the obstruction. Factors related to the accident were: the lack of visual ques due to the light conditions at dusk, the ground observer's lack of assistance and lack of experience in the type of operation, and the obstruction (transmission line).
Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Analysis
The plt & a photographer were on a traffic watch/photo flt. A request was made for the plt to land in a parking lot to deliver video tapes to a ground crew. A relatively new ground observer was to help keep the helicopter clear of obstacles. The plt said he was told the selected landing area was clear & that he performed a 'high reconnaissance check for obstructions.' However, during an approach to land at dusk, neither the plt nor the photographer saw power lines that crossed the landing area until moments before the skids snagged the power lines. The helicopter then crashed to the ground.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N223TV
- Reported as
- Hughes 269C
- Category
- Helicopter
- Serial number
- 1290868
- Airframe hours
- 1,735
- Engine
- Lycoming IO-360-D1A, 190 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Part 91
- Registered owner
- Ktbs, Inc.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · April 13, 1990 · 84 hours before
- Departed
- NONE
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Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 36
- Certificates
- Flight instructor, Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 2,350 total · 1,000 in this make and model · 2,260 as pilot in command · 50 in the last 90 days · 15 in the last 30 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Dusk
- Wind
- 210° at 5 knots
- Visibility
- 7 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 95 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.