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Incident

FAA incident report · Bell 412 · Knoxville, TN · November 2, 1990

Date
November 2, 1990 · 21:25 local
Place
Knoxville, TN
Phase of flight
To Vertical (Helicopter Only)
Operating rules
Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator
HWCA
Aircraft
N412UT
NTSB investigation
NTSBATL91IA014
Reported as
Bell 412
Reported engine
Pratt & Whitney PT6T3B
People aboard
4
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
6,278 total556 in this make and model60 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

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

Struck unseen wires on medic flight after liftoff from freeway. Landed safely. Power poles hidden by trees,building

As the FAA filed it

STRUCK UNSEEN WIRES ON MEDIC FLIGHT AFTER LIFTOFF FROM FREEWAY. LANDED SAFELY. POWER POLES HIDDEN BY TREES,BUILDING

NTSB investigation

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