NONE · Aerospatiale SA316B · 1998-08-27 · PORTERVILLE, CA, USA
Event
NTSB number
LAX98TA278
Event ID
20001211X10910
Type
Accident
Date
1998-08-27
Location
PORTERVILLE, CA, USA
Coordinates
35.959243, -118.920936
Injuries
Highest injury
NONE
Fatal
0
Serious
0
Minor
0
Uninjured
1
Total aboard
1
Aircraft
Make
Aerospatiale
Model
SA316B
Registration
N605RA
FAR Part
091
Engines
1
Damage
SUBS
Conditions
Light
DAYL
Weather
VMC
Probable cause
The pilot's failure to maintain adequate in-flight clearance between the bucket and trees resulting in the entanglement/separation of the long line and subsequent impact with and separation of the tail rotor assembly. A factor was the trees.