# Accident 20140813014799A: Robinson Helicopter R44, Lancaster, WI, August 13, 2014

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 13, 2014, 12:30 local time
- Place: Lancaster, WI
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Maneuver
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: 4B9G
- Location: 42.7625° N, 90.6597° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.7625&lon=-90.6597&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8343P, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8343P-2018-01-09) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Robinson Helicopter R44 (registry code 7640120, https://openairdocs.org/model/robinson-helicopter-r44) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O-540-F1B5 (registry code 42353, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-540-f1b5) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: ROBINSON HELICOPTER R44
- Reported engine: LYCOMING O-540-F1B5
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 1,312 total, 1,118 in this make and model, 252 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN14CA426](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN14CA426) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20140813014799A

## Narrative

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

ON AUGUST 13, 2014 AT 1230 CDT A R-44, N8343P, MADE A HARD LANDING IN A FIELD AFTER COMING INTO CONTACT WITH POWERLINES IN LANCASTER, WI.  THE PILOT RECEIVED MINOR INJURIES AND THE HELICOPTER SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE.  THE HELICOPTER WAS BEING OPERATED AS AN AGRICULTURAL AERIAL APPLICATOR BY BACK NINE AERIAL LLC WHEN THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED.  VMC CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED.

## 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 CEN14CA426](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN14CA426), Aug 13, 2014: Robinson Helicopter R44 (N8343P), Lancaster, WI, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's inadequate monitoring of the environment and failure to maintain clearance from transmission wires 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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