- | ACCIDENT DETAILS |
Date: | May 25, 1998 |
Time: | 0032 |
Location: | Indian Trail, North Carolina |
Operator: | Air Taxi - US Helicopters Inc. |
Flight #: | ? |
Route: | Charlotte, NC - Monroe, NC |
AC Type: | Bell 206L-3 |
Registration: | N96CW |
cn / ln: | ? |
Aboard: | 5 (passengers:4 crew:1) |
Fatalities: | 5 (passengers:4 crew:1) |
Ground: | 0 |
Summary: | The helicopter's skids contacted a high-tension static ground wire about 150 feet above the ground. The pilot's failure to maintain altitude while operating in adverse weather. A contributing factor was the incoming fog and high tension static wire. |
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