What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(.19) The narrative is the same as ATL-99-F-A132A. (.4) N38099 was flying southbound at 150 ft. AGL spraying herbicides. N9010T had just taken off from a flatbed truck heading north behind a gathering of trees 100 ft. tall. N9010T climb over the trees to an altitude of 150 ft. at a speed of 35 mph. He then turned east into the sun, directly into the flight path of N38099. Within seconds, N9010T collided with N38099, impacting it on its lower right side. Immediately after impacting, both helicopters descended to the ground and came to rest 100 yards apart.
As the FAA filed it
(.19) THE NARRATIVE IS THE SAME AS ATL-99-F-A132A. (.4) N38099 WAS FLYING SOUTHBOUND AT 150 FT. AGL SPRAYING HERBICIDES. N9010T HAD JUST TAKEN OFF FROM A FLATBED TRUCK HEADING NORTH BEHIND A GATHERING OF TREES 100 FT. TALL. N9010T CLIMB OVER THE TREES TO AN ALTITUDE OF 150 FT. AT A SPEED OF 35 MPH. HE THEN TURNED EAST INTO THE SUN, DIRECTLY INTO THE FLIGHT PATH OF N38099. WITHIN SECONDS, N9010T COLLIDED WITH N38099, IMPACTING IT ON ITS LOWER RIGHT SIDE. IMMEDIATELY AFTER IMPACTING, BOTH HELICOPTERS DESCENDED TO THE GROUND AND CAME TO REST 100 YARDS APART.
NTSB investigation
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Other aircraft in the event · 1
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Other reports on N38099 · 2
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