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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Robinson Helicopter R44 · Morrison, TN · July 12, 2015

Date
July 12, 2015 · 07:00 local
Place
Morrison, TN
Phase of flight
Maneuver
Operating rules
Agricultural (Part 137)
Operator
8CKG
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N577AT
NTSB investigation
NTSBERA15CA262
Reported as
Robinson Helicopter R44
Reported engine
Lycoming TI0-540 series
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Commercial pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
2,617 total264 in this make and model181 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Air operator was performing aerial applications to a field when the aircraft came in contact with electrical pole guide wires. The aircraft impacted the ground shortly afterwards.

As the FAA filed it

AIR OPERATOR WAS PERFORMING AERIAL APPLICATIONS TO A FIELD WHEN THE AIRCRAFT CAME IN CONTACT WITH ELECTRICAL POLE GUIDE WIRES. THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED THE GROUND SHORTLY AFTERWARDS.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.