Bell 47G-5 N8591F

Summary

On 8 July 1996 at about 16:40 local time, a Bell 47G-5 registered N8591F, operated by Wiggins Airways Inc., was involved in an accident near Carver, Massachusetts, United States. One person was on board and one had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

8 July 1996 at 16:40

Classification

Accident

Location

Carver, Massachusetts, United States

Coordinates

Not recorded

Aircraft

Bell 47G-5

Registration

N8591F

Category

Helicopter

Engines

1

Operator

Wiggins Airways Inc.

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Positioning

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Unknown → Plymouth

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

IMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

NYC96LA145

1 person had minor injuries.

the pilot's inadequate visual look out for obstacles, which resulted in a collision with wires and the ground.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

The helicopter collided with power lines after the pilot completed an aerial spray run of a cranberry bog. According to the pilot, '...As I was departing the bog, I saw wires directly in front of me. I pulled back on the cyclic and raised the collective to try to fly over the wires. I cleared the wires initially, but could not recover from the maneuver before contacting the ground. The wind was behind me, and when at the top of the pull-up, I realized I couldn't fly out of it, and did a right 180 degree pedal turn, and lowered the nose to dive into the wind, I hit the ground in a level attitude before I could complete the maneuver.'

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.