- Date
- May 23, 1990, 11:00 local (15:00 UTC)
- Place
- King Ferry, NY
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N9034TContinental Copters MK15A
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report December 8, 1992
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19900523023849A
- Case key
- 36489
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Probable cause
The pilot's failure to maintain adequate clearance from power lines during this approach to landing.
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 helicopter struck powerlines during its approach to landing. The aircraft was removed from the accident site in new york and transported to Florida before federal investigators could examine the wreckage. The FAA inspector who performed the investigation reported that there was no claim of pre-impact mechanical difficulty/malfunction. The commercial pilot reported more than 1900 hours total flight time in the accident make and model aircraft.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N9034T
- Reported as
- Continental Copters MK15A
- Category
- Helicopter
- Serial number
- CC 174-9
- Engine
- Lycoming VO-435-AIF, 265 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Aerial application · Part 137
- Operator
- Marvin L. Scripter, doing business as Sunline Aviation
- Registered owner
- Marvin Scripter
- Airworthiness certificate
- Special, Restricted (Special)
- Last inspection
- Annual · April 7, 1990 · 19 hours before
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Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 29
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 2, Unknown
- Seat
- Center
- Flight hours
- 2,112 total · 1,929 in this make and model · 19,847 as pilot in command · 20 in the last 90 days · 20 in the last 30 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Visibility
- 20 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 61 °F, dew point -0 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.
Other investigations on N9034T · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.