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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Bell 47G-2A-1 · Stillwater, PA · August 21, 1978

Date: August 21, 1978 · 11:30 local
Place: Stillwater, PA
Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N73961
Reported as: Bell 47G2A1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 850 total157 in this make and model0 in the last 90 days

N73961Registration cancelled Apr 25, 2008 · Bell 47G-2A-1S/N 2867 · Built 1963 Airframe modelBell 47G-2A-1 Engine modelLycoming VO-435 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

While spraying pilot struck wires which were obscured by tree line.

As the FAA filed it

WHILE SPRAYING PILOT STRUCK WIRES WHICH WERE OBSCURED BY TREE LINE.