What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
The accident occurred on June 25, 2013, at a cherry orchard near mill creek Oregon. The pilot was operating the aircraft at the cherry orchard at low altitude and airspeed in an effort to dry the cherry crop. While maneuvering just above the tree top level the main rotor blades struck a cooper wire between to two poles. The wire immediately broke and the pilot made a normal landing unaware that he had struck a wire but felt the subsequent vibration. The pilot claims that he did not experience a change in rotor RPM as a result of the strike nor did he have a hard landing following the incident
As the FAA filed it
THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED ON JUNE 25, 2013, AT A CHERRY ORCHARD NEAR MILL CREEK OREGON. THE PILOT WAS OPERATING THE AIRCRAFT AT THE CHERRY ORCHARD AT LOW ALTITUDE AND AIRSPEED IN AN EFFORT TO DRY THE CHERRY CROP. WHILE MANEUVERING JUST ABOVE THE TREE TOP LEVEL THE MAIN ROTOR BLADES STRUCK A COOPER WIRE BETWEEN TO TWO POLES. THE WIRE IMMEDIATELY BROKE AND THE PILOT MADE A NORMAL LANDING UNAWARE THAT HE HAD STRUCK A WIRE BUT FELT THE SUBSEQUENT VIBRATION. THE PILOT CLAIMS THAT HE DID NOT EXPERIENCE A CHANGE IN ROTOR RPM AS A RESULT OF THE STRIKE NOR DID HE HAVE A HARD LANDING FOLLOWING THE INCIDENT
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.