What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
privacy data omitted Was PIC of a Bell 206, N8533F flying a part 91 pipeline patrol. They were approx. 10 miles north west of Meeker co. at approx 1500 local time he was flying west bound and struck a set of power lines that were 90' above the road in the valley. The aircraft did a flip in the air and crashed 55' from where the power lines were. The aircraft was destroyed. There was no fire. The pilot was seriously injured and the passenger who was identified as his wife was fataley injured. During the investigation no mechanical defects were noted that would have caused the accident.
As the FAA filed it
^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WAS PIC OF A BELL 206, N8533F FLYING A PART 91 PIPELINE PATROL. THEY WERE APPROX. 10 MILES NORTH WEST OF MEEKER CO. AT APPROX 1500 LOCAL TIME HE WAS FLYING WEST BOUND AND STRUCK A SET OF POWER LINES THAT WERE 90' ABOVE THE ROAD IN THE VALLEY. THE AIRCRAFT DID A FLIP IN THE AIR AND CRASHED 55' FROM WHERE THE POWER LINES WERE. THE AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED. THERE WAS NO FIRE. THE PILOT WAS SERIOUSLY INJURED AND THE PASSENGER WHO WAS IDENTIFIED AS HIS WIFE WAS FATALEY INJURED. DURING THE INVESTIGATION NO MECHANICAL DEFECTS WERE NOTED THAT WOULD HAVE CAUSED THE ACCIDENT.
NTSB investigation
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Other reports on N8533F · 2
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