19950109001209A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Kaman HH-43F · Glendale, AZ · January 9, 1995

Date
January 9, 1995 · 17:40 local
Place
Glendale, AZ
Phase of flight
Low Level Operations
Operating rules
Agricultural (Part 137)
Operator
FXWG
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N321WN
NTSB investigation
NTSBLAX95LA075
Reported as
Kaman HH43F
Reported engine
Lycoming T5311A
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
11,100 total952 in this make and model8 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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Rotors struck dead tree branches on last low pass to spray field edges. Damaged rotor blade. Vibration damage.

As the FAA filed it

ROTORS STRUCK DEAD TREE BRANCHES ON LAST LOW PASS TO SPRAY FIELD EDGES. DAMAGED ROTOR BLADE. VIBRATION DAMAGE.

NTSB investigation

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Other reports on N321WN · 1

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