# Accident 20100705039329A: Robinson He R44, Marion, KY, July 5, 2010

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 5, 2010, 17:45 local time
- Place: Marion, KY
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: 4F06
- Location: 37.1853° N, 88.1361° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.1853&lon=-88.1361&mi=10
- Aircraft: N857PM, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N857PM-2011-12-19) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Robinson Helicopter R44 (registry code 7640120, https://openairdocs.org/model/robinson-helicopter-r44) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-540 series (registry code 41532, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: ROBINSON HE R44
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-540 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 611 total, 533 in this make and model, 28 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA10LA348](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA10LA348) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20100705039329A

## Narrative

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

ON JULY 5, 2010, AT 5:45 P.M. (1745 ZULU), CENTRAL DAYLIGHT TIME, ROBINSON N857PM, R-44 WAS DESTROYED WHEN IT IMPACTED TERRAIN AFTER CONTACTING POWER LINES WHILE CONDUCTING AERIAL SPRAY OPERATIONS IN A CORN FIELD IN THE VICINITY OF MARION, KY.  THE CERTIFICATED COMMERCIAL PILOT WAS FATALLY INJURED.  THE HELICOPTER BURNED AT IMPACT.  THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED FROM A REMOTE SITE 1/2 MILE FROM THE ACCIDENT SITE.  THE FAR PART 137 OPERATION WAS BEING CONDUCTED UNDER THE CERTIFICATE OF FOREST TECH LLC, LAWRENCEVILLE, GA.

## 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 ERA10LA348](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA10LA348), Jul 5, 2010: Robinson Helicopter R44 (N857PM), Marion, KY, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain clearance from power lines during an aerial application flight.

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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