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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Bell TH-1L · Hillsville, VA · August 1, 1990

Date
August 1, 1990 · 19:15 local
Place
Hillsville, VA
Operating rules
Agricultural (Part 137)
Operator
KWRG
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N152RR
NTSB investigation
NTSBBFO90DOA01
Reported as
Bell TH1L
Reported engine
Lycoming T53*
Fatal injuries
0

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What happened

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

Engine quit while spraying powerline right of way. Autorotated into trees. No cause for power loss in report.

As the FAA filed it

ENGINE QUIT WHILE SPRAYING POWERLINE RIGHT OF WAY. AUTOROTATED INTO TREES. NO CAUSE FOR POWER LOSS IN REPORT.

NTSB investigation

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