# Accident 20150712009669A: Robinson Helicopter R44, Morrison, TN, July 12, 2015

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 12, 2015, 07:00 local time
- Place: Morrison, TN
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Maneuver
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: 8CKG
- Location: 35.3100° N, 85.5200° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.3100&lon=-85.5200&mi=10
- Aircraft: N577AT, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N577AT-2018-03-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Robinson Helicopter R44 (registry code 7640120, https://openairdocs.org/model/robinson-helicopter-r44) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TI0-540 series (registry code 41533, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: ROBINSON HELICOPTER R44
- Reported engine: LYCOMING TI0-540 SER
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 2,617 total, 264 in this make and model, 181 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA15CA262](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA15CA262) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20150712009669A

## Narrative

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

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.

## 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 ERA15CA262](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA15CA262), Jul 12, 2015: Robinson Helicopter R44 (N577AT), Viola, TN, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to see and avoid a guy wire, which resulted in contact with the wire and subsequent collision with terrain.

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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