# Accident 20000525006119A: Skrsky S58, Buhl, ID, May 25, 2000

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 25, 2000, 08:45 local time
- Place: Buhl, ID
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Location: 42.6000° N, 114.8398° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.6000&lon=-114.8398&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2253A, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2253A-2000-11-09) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Sikorsky S-58 (registry code 8141801, https://openairdocs.org/model/sikorsky-s-58) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SKRSKY S58
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA00LA092](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA00LA092) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000525006119A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

(-23) THE PILOT STATED HE HAD JUST COMPLETED A TURN AND WAS DROPPING DOWN TO MAKE HIS NEXT PASS ON THE FILED HE WAS SPRAYING. HE DROPPED TOO LOW AND STRUCK THE POWER LINES AT THE END OF THE FIELD.  THE HELICOPTER WAS DESTROYED BY FIRE AFTER IMPACT WITH THE GROUND.  THE INVESTIGATION SHOWED APPROXIMATELY 50 FEET OF THE POWER LINE WRAPPPED AROUND THE ROTOR HEAD.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB SEA00LA092](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA00LA092), May 25, 2000: Sikorsky S-58 (N2253A), Buhl, ID, destroyed. Probable cause: The pilot's inadequate visual lookout, and his failure to maintain adequate clearance from the power lines. The pilot's diverted attention, a dirty windshield, power lines, and light rain were…

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft 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. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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