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Incident

FAA incident report · Bell OH13HMK5A · San Martin, CA · September 11, 1992

Date: September 11, 1992 · 10:30 local
Place: San Martin, CA
Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
Aircraft: N9078T
Reported as: Bell OH13HMK5A
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 11,500 total800 in this make and model200 in the last 90 days

N9078TRegistration cancelled Nov 24, 2014 · Continental Copters TOMCAT MK5AS/N CCI-76-3 · Built 1976 Airframe modelContinental Copters TOMCAT MK5A Engine modelLycoming VO-435 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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

Pilot struck an electrical wire while making an aerial application. Wire strike protection system cut wire.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT STRUCK AN ELECTRICAL WIRE WHILE MAKING AN AERIAL APPLICATION. WIRE STRIKE PROTECTION SYSTEM CUT WIRE.

Other reports on N9078T · 1

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

Accident 19930825035069ALow Level Operations · San Juan Bautis, CASpray boom contacted corn crop on spray run. Dragged helicopter down.Aug 25, 1993 · Reported as Bell OH13HMK5A · Destroyed