From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.
What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) On 06/06/2008 at approximately 08:00, the pilot of the aircraft was performing aerial application of fungicide on a field near Almena, WI. While climbing out after his 5th pass on the field, the helicopter struck a powerline near the east edge of the field, breaking the wind screen of the aircraft and breaking the power wire. A power pole to the south of where the wire was struck was also broken off. The pilot then flew the aircraft for approximatlely another 400' to 500' and landed the aircraft without further incident.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) ON 06/06/2008 AT APPROXIMATELY 08:00, THE PILOT OF THE AIRCRAFT WAS PERFORMING AERIAL APPLICATION OF FUNGICIDE ON A FIELD NEAR ALMENA, WI. WHILE CLIMBING OUT AFTER HIS 5TH PASS ON THE FIELD, THE HELICOPTER STRUCK A POWERLINE NEAR THE EAST EDGE OF THE FIELD, BREAKING THE WIND SCREEN OF THE AIRCRAFT AND BREAKING THE POWER WIRE. A POWER POLE TO THE SOUTH OF WHERE THE WIRE WAS STRUCK WAS ALSO BROKEN OFF. THE PILOT THEN FLEW THE AIRCRAFT FOR APPROXIMATLELY ANOTHER 400' TO 500' AND LANDED THE AIRCRAFT WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT.
Other reports on N1001N · 3
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.