What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
According to the pilot this is the synopses of the accident. The pilot was crop dusting under the wires and upon the turn of his last path his main rotor blade struck the power pole. The pilot said he was aware of the power pole, but got too close and hit it. The pilot stated that the aircraft was operating normally and there was no malfunction of the aircraft. The aircraft was substantially damaged; however the pesticide reservoir was not ruptured and had aproximately 5 gallons in it. The mild pesticide being used was asana.
As the FAA filed it
ACCORDING TO THE PILOT THIS IS THE SYNOPSES OF THE ACCIDENT. THE PILOT WAS CROP DUSTING UNDER THE WIRES AND UPON THE TURN OF HIS LAST PATH HIS MAIN ROTOR BLADE STRUCK THE POWER POLE. THE PILOT SAID HE WAS AWARE OF THE POWER POLE, BUT GOT TOO CLOSE AND HIT IT. THE PILOT STATED THAT THE AIRCRAFT WAS OPERATING NORMALLY AND THERE WAS NO MALFUNCTION OF THE AIRCRAFT. THE AIRCRAFT WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED; HOWEVER THE PESTICIDE RESERVOIR WAS NOT RUPTURED AND HAD APROXIMATELY 5 GALLONS IN IT. THE MILD PESTICIDE BEING USED WAS ASANA.
NTSB investigation
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