What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) N334WN, a 1962 williams WH-UH1B helicopter was destroyed in a FAR part 137 aerial application accident. This aircraft was operated by leading edge aviation of clarkston, Washington. The 1962 helicopter was owned and piloted by privacy data omitted .the accident was a result of the helicopter's main rotor contacting a twenty foot wood power pole while flying under the wires. There were no injuries associated with this accident, and no mechanical deficiencies were reported by the pilot who holds FAA airframe & powerplant mechanics certification.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) N334WN, A 1962 WILLIAMS WH-UH1B HELICOPTER WAS DESTROYED IN A FAR PART 137 AERIAL APPLICATION ACCIDENT. THIS AIRCRAFT WAS OPERATED BY LEADING EDGE AVIATION OF CLARKSTON, WASHINGTON. THE 1962 HELICOPTER WAS OWNED AND PILOTED BY ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ .THE ACCIDENT WAS A RESULT OF THE HELICOPTER'S MAIN ROTOR CONTACTING A TWENTY FOOT WOOD POWER POLE WHILE FLYING UNDER THE WIRES. THERE WERE NO INJURIES ASSOCIATED WITH THIS ACCIDENT, AND NO MECHANICAL DEFICIENCIES WERE REPORTED BY THE PILOT WHO HOLDS FAA AIRFRAME & POWERPLANT MECHANICS CERTIFICATION.
NTSB investigation
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