What happened
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(-23) On 5-3-09 at 1230 MST N441CB was approximately 4NM north northeast of Cottonwood airport, Cottonwood, Arizona, and struck three power lines. N441CB autorotated to an open field and made a hard landing. Inspection revealed the following damage: smashed left and right wind screen, several large dents to the main rotor mast faring, both rotor blades were severely damaged, forward part of right skid broken, and the tail boom was severed from the frame at the bay 4 section. There were three indications of wire strike damage. The first strike was on the forward mid section of the cabin wind screen. The second strike was at the base of the forward section of the main rotor faring. The third strike was at the mid forward section of the main rotor faring.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) ON 5-3-09 AT 1230 MST N441CB WAS APPROXIMATELY 4NM NORTH NORTHEAST OF COTTONWOOD AIRPORT, COTTONWOOD, ARIZONA, AND STRUCK THREE POWER LINES. N441CB AUTOROTATED TO AN OPEN FIELD AND MADE A HARD LANDING. INSPECTION REVEALED THE FOLLOWING DAMAGE: SMASHED LEFT AND RIGHT WIND SCREEN, SEVERAL LARGE DENTS TO THE MAIN ROTOR MAST FARING, BOTH ROTOR BLADES WERE SEVERELY DAMAGED, FORWARD PART OF RIGHT SKID BROKEN, AND THE TAIL BOOM WAS SEVERED FROM THE FRAME AT THE BAY 4 SECTION. THERE WERE THREE INDICATIONS OF WIRE STRIKE DAMAGE. THE FIRST STRIKE WAS ON THE FORWARD MID SECTION OF THE CABIN WIND SCREEN. THE SECOND STRIKE WAS AT THE BASE OF THE FORWARD SECTION OF THE MAIN ROTOR FARING. THE THIRD STRIKE WAS AT THE MID FORWARD SECTION OF THE MAIN ROTOR FARING.
NTSB investigation
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