Texas WASP/M74L N51843
11 December 1987 · Petaluma, California, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 11 December 1987 at about 21:45 local time, a Texas WASP/M74L registered N51843, operated by Wilder, Steven, was involved in an accident near Petaluma, California, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 21:45
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Petaluma, California, United States
- Coordinates
- 38.2099, -122.7598
- Aircraft
- Texas WASP/M74L
- Registration
- N51843
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Wilder, Steven
- Operating rule
- Part 137: Agricultural
- Purpose of flight
- Business
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Petaluma → Unknown
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- LAX88DVD01
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Probable cause
The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.
Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.
Read the full NTSB narrative
DURING AN AERIAL APPLICATION FLIGHT, WHILE ON THE LAST PASS, THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK A POWER LINE THAT BECAME ENTANGLED IN THE ROTOR BLADES. THE PILOT WAS UNABLE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT AND COLLIDED WITH THE TERRAIN. THERE WERE NO REPORTED MECHANICAL FAILURES OR MALFUNCTIONS WITH THE AIRCRAFT PRIOR TO THE ACCIDENT.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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