1 fatal · Boeing Helicopters Div. 369D · 2001-02-23 · Inverness, MS, USA
Event
NTSB number
MIA01LA084
Event ID
20010301X00525
Type
Accident
Date
2001-02-23
Location
Inverness, MS, USA
Coordinates
33.349987, -90.590431
Injuries
Highest injury
FATL
Fatal
1
Serious
0
Minor
0
Uninjured
1
Total aboard
2
Aircraft
Make
Boeing Helicopters Div.
Model
369D
Registration
N58377
FAR Part
133
Engines
1
Damage
—
Conditions
Light
DAYL
Weather
VMC
Probable cause
The lineman's failure to use the designed attachment point for securing his safety harness to the helicopter, resulting in overload and failure of the component he did attach to. A factor in the accident was the lineman's failure to follow exact sequential procedures for performing the in-flight transfer from rotorcraft to structure, resulting in his being dragged off the structure by the retreating rotorcraft.