# Incident 20130923019269I: Hiller-Roberts Aircraft Inc. OH23G, East Wenatchee, WA, September 23, 2013

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 23, 2013, 11:45 local time
- Place: East Wenatchee, WA
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Maneuver
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: K71G
- Location: 47.4175° N, 120.2838° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of East Wenatchee, WA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.4175&lon=-120.2838&mi=10
- Aircraft: N603RA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N603RA-2022-11-21) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Hiller-Roberts OH23G (registry code 4362305, https://openairdocs.org/model/hiller-roberts-oh23g) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HILLER-ROBERTS AIRCRAFT INC. OH23G
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 700 total, 220 in this make and model, 110 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20130923019269I

## Narrative

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

DURING 137 SPRAY OPERATIONS N603RA, A 1963 HILLER HELICOPTER  RECEIVED MINOR DAMAGE RESULTING FROM CONTACT WITH POWERWIRES WHILE IN FLIGHT.  THE DAMAGE WAS LIMITED TO THE BUBBLE WINDOW, WITH NO STRUCTURAL DAMAGE.

NO INJURIES TO THE PILOT AND SOLE OCCUPANT OCCURRED.  THE PILOT STATED HE HAD CHANGED HIS FLIGHT PATH TO AVOID HWY 97 AND HEAVY TRAFFIC IN EAST WENATCHEE, WA.

## Other reports on N603RA (2)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19800716026289A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800716026289A), Jul 16, 1980: Hiller OH23G (N603RA), Cut Bank, MT, Substantial damage. Helicopter flew into unknown and unmarked power line during power line patrol.
- [Accident 19780620015779A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780620015779A), Jun 20, 1978: Hiller UH12C (N603RA), Van Horn, TX, Substantial damage

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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