20040715019959I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Arofal OH-58C · Goddard, KS · July 15, 2004

Date: July 15, 2004 · 17:35 local
Place: Goddard, KS
Phase of flight: Final Approach
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N700HP
Reported as: Arofal OH58C
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 12,270 total

N700HPRegistration cancelled Oct 28, 2014 · Bell OH-58CS/N 69-16297 Airframe modelBell OH-58C

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What happened

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

(-23) During an approach to land into a large field for a static display, the helicopters main rotor blades truck two power lines. Unlike other power lines in the area, these lines were strung for a long distance of approximately 100 yards between poles. The lines were restrung and there were no hazard balls on these lines or any other lines in the area.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) DURING AN APPROACH TO LAND INTO A LARGE FIELD FOR A STATIC DISPLAY, THE HELICOPTERS MAIN ROTOR BLADES TRUCK TWO POWER LINES. UNLIKE OTHER POWER LINES IN THE AREA, THESE LINES WERE STRUNG FOR A LONG DISTANCE OF APPROXIMATELY 100 YARDS BETWEEN POLES. THE LINES WERE RESTRUNG AND THERE WERE NO HAZARD BALLS ON THESE LINES OR ANY OTHER LINES IN THE AREA.