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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Hiller UH-12E · Coachella, CA · April 7, 1988

Date: April 7, 1988 · 07:55 local
Place: Coachella, CA
Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
Operator: RQKG
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N64861
Reported as: Hiller UH12E
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 12,200 total2,000 in this make and model150 in the last 90 days

N64861Registration cancelled Apr 30, 2013 · Hiller UH-12ES/N 1697 · Built 1964 Airframe modelHiller UH-12E Engine modelLycoming VO-540 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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

Rotors severed a powerline on a spray run. Pilot was able to land safely.

As the FAA filed it

ROTORS SEVERED A POWERLINE ON A SPRAY RUN. PILOT WAS ABLE TO LAND SAFELY.

Other reports on N64861 · 1

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

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