# Incident 19900606018939I: Hiller H23B, East Wenatchee, WA, June 6, 1990

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 6, 1990, 13:00 local time
- Place: East Wenatchee, WA
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 47.4175° N, 120.2838° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of East Wenatchee, WA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.4175&lon=-120.2838&mi=10
- Aircraft: N57893, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N57893) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Hiller OH-23B (registry code 4360109, https://openairdocs.org/model/hiller-oh-23b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Franklin 6VS-335 series (registry code 27040, https://openairdocs.org/engine/franklin-6vs-335-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HILLER H23B
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 9,250 total, 30 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900606018939I

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

HELICOPTER BEING USED TO DRY CHERRIES IN ORCHARD. PILOT ALLOWED RPM TO DECAY. ROTOR BLADES STRUCK CHERRY TREES.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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