# Accident 20150807012489A: Robinson Helicopter R44, Dover, WI, August 7, 2015

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 7, 2015, 11:18 local time
- Place: Dover, WI
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: 4B9G
- Location: 42.7311° N, 88.1117° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.7311&lon=-88.1117&mi=10
- Aircraft: N20KD, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N20KD-2018-02-27) (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
- Pilot flight hours: 2,400 total, 2,400 in this make and model, 200 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN15CA348](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN15CA348) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20150807012489A

## Narrative

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

ON AUGUST 7, 2015, AT 1118 CDT A ROBINSON R-44, N20KD, COLLIDED WITH A POWER LINE WHILE AGICULTURAL SPRAYING IN DOVER, WI.  THE COMMERCIAL PILOT RECEIVED SERIOUS INJURIES AND THE HELICOPTER SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE.  THE HELICOPTER WAS BEING OPERATED BY BACK NINE AERIAL LLC UNDER 14 CFR PART 137 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 CEN15CA348](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN15CA348), Aug 7, 2015: Robinson R44 (N20KD), Kansasville, WI, destroyed. Probable cause: The pilot's inability to see and avoid power lines that were low to the ground and a green color that blended with the background crops.

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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