43.2357° N, 83.9031° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of Burt, MI, within about 6 miles.Open in the map
Date
August 7, 1993 · 19:30 local
Place
Burt, MI
Phase of flight
Pwr On Vertical Ldng/Rtrcrft
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N427DC
Reported as
Bell HTL5
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
276 total192 in this make and model57 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.
Pilot struck powerlines with rotor blades while attempting an off airport landing. Pilot stated had sun in eyes.
As the FAA filed it
PILOT STRUCK POWERLINES WITH ROTOR BLADES WHILE ATTEMPTING AN OFF AIRPORT LANDING. PILOT STATED HAD SUN IN EYES.