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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Hiller UH-12E · Brooklyn Park, MN · July 18, 1983

Date: July 18, 1983 · 18:23 local
Place: Brooklyn Park, MN
Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N120NR
NTSB investigation: NTSBCHI83LA321
Reported as: Hiller UH12E
Reported engine: Lycoming VO540C2A
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 4,186 total663 in this make and model227 in the last 90 days

N120NRRegistration cancelled Mar 16, 1989 · Hiller UH-12ES/N 1723 Airframe modelHiller UH-12E

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What happened

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

Struck wires at the end of a spray run.

As the FAA filed it

STRUCK WIRES AT THE END OF A SPRAY RUN.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB CHI83LA321Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportBrooklyn Park, MNThe plt reported that he was spraying the end rows of a field when the helicopter approached some wires. He stated that he saw the wires at the last second & tried to get under them. Reportedly, the helicopter crossed below a set of power lines, but struck a…Jul 18, 1983 · Substantial damage