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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Kaman HH-43F · Goodyear, AZ · September 7, 1996

Date: September 7, 1996 · 07:30 local
Place: Goodyear, AZ
Phase of flight: Hovering
Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
Operator: FXWG
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N321WN
Reported as: Kaman HH43F
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 30,000 total3,000 in this make and model800 in the last 90 days

N321WNRegistration cancelled May 24, 2012 · Kaman HH-43FS/N 25 · Built 1959 Airframe modelKaman HH-43F Engine modelLycoming T-53 seriesTurbo-prop

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What happened

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

Narrative: on September 7, 1996, N321WN struck some power lines during agricultural application operations. The pilot stated that "as he was executing a hovering turn, he was a little high when the rotor blade tips struck the lines." The aircraft landed in a cotton field, was repaired, and flown out. privacy data omitted

As the FAA filed it

NARRATIVE: ON SEPTEMBER 7, 1996, N321WN STRUCK SOME POWER LINES DURING AGRICULTURAL APPLICATION OPERATIONS. THE PILOT STATED THAT "AS HE WAS EXECUTING A HOVERING TURN, HE WAS A LITTLE HIGH WHEN THE ROTOR BLADE TIPS STRUCK THE LINES." THE AIRCRAFT LANDED IN A COTTON FIELD, WAS REPAIRED, AND FLOWN OUT. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^

Other reports on N321WN · 1

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

Accident 19950109001209ALow Level Operations · Glendale, AZRotors struck dead tree branches on last low pass to spray field edges. Damaged rotor blade. Vibration damage.Jan 9, 1995 · Substantial damage