1 fatal · Sikorsky S-58ET · 2002-07-10 · Brookville, IN, USA
Event
NTSB number
CHI02FA189
Event ID
20020715X01131
Type
Accident
Date
2002-07-10
Location
Brookville, IN, USA
Coordinates
39.509998, -84.999725
Injuries
Highest injury
FATL
Fatal
1
Serious
2
Minor
0
Uninjured
0
Total aboard
3
Aircraft
Make
Sikorsky
Model
S-58ET
Registration
N580US
FAR Part
091
Engines
1
Damage
SUBS
Conditions
Light
DAYL
Weather
VMC
Probable cause
The pilot's intentional low altitude fight and his failure to maintain clearance from power transmission lines. Factors to the accident were the power transmission lines followed by the inability to control the aircraft after the collision with power transmission lines.