Investigator In Charge (IIC): Aguilera, Jason
The National Transportation Safety Board did not travel to the scene of this accident.
Additional Participating Entity:
Federal Aviation Administration / Flight Standards District Office; Indianapolis, Indiana
Investigation Docket - National Transportation Safety Board:
Sycan Corporation doing business as Sinton Helicopters
Location: Corydon, IN
Accident Number: CEN21LA356
Date & Time: August 4, 2021, 14:30 Local
Registration: N59552
Aircraft: Bell 206B
Injuries: 1 Serious
Flight Conducted Under: Part 137: Agricultural
Aircraft and Owner/Operator Information
Aircraft Make: Bell
Registration: N59552
Model/Series: 206B
Aircraft Category: Helicopter
Amateur Built: No
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Operating Certificate(s) Held: Agricultural aircraft (137)
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Wreckage and Impact Information
Crew Injuries: 1 Serious
Aircraft Damage: Substantial
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Aircraft Fire: None
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Aircraft Explosion: None
Total Injuries: 1 Serious
Latitude, Longitude: 38.242378,-86.047974 (est)
The Indiana State Police in Sellersburg is assisting in the investigation of a helicopter crash that occurred Wednesday afternoon in rural Harrison County.
Around four o’clock Wednesday afternoon, The Indiana State Police in Sellersburg was notified of a helicopter crash off Big Indian Road NE, a short distance northeast of Corydon.
When officers arrived, they found the wreckage of a Bell 206B JetRanger II in a cornfield a short distance off the roadway and near a rural residence.
The pilot, 29-year-old Zane Lightner of Billings Montana, was already transported to the Harrison County Hospital by private vehicle.
Lightner was later transported to University Hospital in Louisville with non-life-threatening injuries.
The crop duster helicopter accidentally struck a power line running across the cornfield where the copter was dusting.
The Federal Aviation Administration has been contacted and will be conducting a joint investigation with the National Transportation Safety Administration Board.
This crash is still under investigation. Indiana State Police conducted the preliminary investigation and is maintaining scene security until the arrival of federal investigators.
The helicopter was not owned by southmark aviation.
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