What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) On 9/23/99 helicopter N17SP (bht 206 L1) piloted by scott norcutt made contact with a high tension power line approximately 200 feet above the ground near the vacinity of Randolph, NY. The first point of contact was made by the main rotor blades. The blades separated from the helicopter striking the tail boom in numerous places. The fuselage impacted the ground approximately 275 feet from the wires. The aircraft was traveling from the south east to the west. The crew member stated that they were flying into the sun and did not see the wires until they made contact. This item is closed.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) ON 9/23/99 HELICOPTER N17SP (BHT 206 L1) PILOTED BY SCOTT NORCUTT MADE CONTACT WITH A HIGH TENSION POWER LINE APPROXIMATELY 200 FEET ABOVE THE GROUND NEAR THE VACINITY OF RANDOLPH, NY. THE FIRST POINT OF CONTACT WAS MADE BY THE MAIN ROTOR BLADES. THE BLADES SEPARATED FROM THE HELICOPTER STRIKING THE TAIL BOOM IN NUMEROUS PLACES. THE FUSELAGE IMPACTED THE GROUND APPROXIMATELY 275 FEET FROM THE WIRES. THE AIRCRAFT WAS TRAVELING FROM THE SOUTH EAST TO THE WEST. THE CREW MEMBER STATED THAT THEY WERE FLYING INTO THE SUN AND DID NOT SEE THE WIRES UNTIL THEY MADE CONTACT. THIS ITEM IS CLOSED.
NTSB investigation
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