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Bell 206B3 N505KS

26 October 1994 · Inver Grove Hts, Minnesota, United States · Serious injuries

Summary

On 26 October 1994 at about 19:46 local time, a Bell 206B3 registered N505KS, operated by Roger A. Greenan, was involved in an accident near Inver Grove Hts, Minnesota, United States. 5 people were on board and 4 were seriously injured, one had minor injuries. The aircraft was destroyed. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

The record

Date
at 19:46
Classification
Accident
Location
Inver Grove Hts, Minnesota, United States
Coordinates
44.8209, -93.0506
Aircraft
Bell 206B3
Registration
N505KS
Category
Helicopter
Engines
1
Operator
Roger A. Greenan
Operating rule
Part 91: General Aviation
Purpose of flight
Personal
Phase of flight
Not recorded
Aircraft damage
Destroyed
Weather
VMC
Light
Day
NTSB number
CHI95LA026

People

4 people were seriously injured.

On board Died Serious Minor Uninjured
5 0 4 1 0

Probable cause

the pilot's improper altitude and inadequate visual lookout.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

THE HELICOPTER STRUCK TRANSMISSION WIRES THAT RAN PERPENDICULAR TO ITS FLIGHT PATH, CRASHED AND THEN CAUGHT FIRE. WITNESSES REPORTED SEEING THE HELICOPTER FLYING LOW OVER A RECENTLY COMPLETED AREA OF ROAD CONSTRUCTION, CLIMB TO PASS OVER A 32' HIGH INTERSECTING BRIDGE, AND THEN DESCEND AGAIN. THE HELICOPTER STRUCK WIRES WHICH WERE APPROXIMATELY 30' AGL. THE PILOT STATED HE WAS GIVING NON-REVENUE SIGHT-SEEING RIDES TO CONSTRUCTION PERSONNEL WHO HAD BEEN WORKING ON THE HIGHWAY PROJECT. HE SAID HE HAD MADE ONE PREVIOUS ROUND TRIP PASS ALONG THE HIGHWAY AT APPROXIMATELY 75-200'. HE SAID HE MADE THE SECOND, ACCIDENT PASS LOWER TO SCOUT FOR LANDING SITES TO LOAD FUTURE PASSENGERS. HE INDICATED IN AN INTERVIEW THAT HE DID NOT SEE THE WIRES UNTIL JUST PRIOR TO IMPACT.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

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