N64292 – BELL 47G3B1 – 1994-08-11 NTSB Accident Report

On August 11, 1994, a Bell 47G3B1 (N64292) was involved in an incident near Sargeant, MN. All 1 person aboard were uninjured. The aircraft sustained substantial damage.

The National Transportation Safety Board determined the probable cause of this incident to be: The pilot's failure to maintain clearance from a transmission wire during an agricultural spray run. A factor in the accident is the transmission wire.

On August 11, 1994, about 1100 central daylight time, a Bell 47G3B1 helicopter, N64292, sustained substantial damage when it collided with power lines near Sargeant, Minnesota. The commercial pilot reported no injury. The aerial application flight operated in visual meteorological conditions without flight plan under 14 CFR Part 137.

The pilot reported he was making a swath run and maneuvered to miss a guy wire. During the turn to avoid the guy wire, the helicopter's main rotor collided with power lines. The pilot was able to maintain partial control of the helicopter, and made a forced landing in a nearby field.

This incident is documented in NTSB report CHI94LA276. AviatorDB cross-references NTSB investigation data with FAA registry records to provide comprehensive safety information for aircraft N64292.