# Incident 20171126022069I: Robinson Helicopter Company R44 II, Hudson, IL, November 26, 2017

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 26, 2017, 14:42 local time
- Place: Hudson, IL
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: 6EBG
- Location: 40.6054° N, 88.9890° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Hudson, IL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.6054&lon=-88.9890&mi=10
- Aircraft: N48WF, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N48WF) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Robinson Helicopter R44 II (registry code 7640122, https://openairdocs.org/model/robinson-helicopter-r44-ii) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-540-AE1A5 (registry code 41899, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-540-ae1a5) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: ROBINSON HELICOPTER COMPANY R44 II
- Reported engine: LYCOMING IO-540-AE1A5
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor, private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 2,200 total, 1,100 in this make and model, 1 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20171126022069I

## Narrative

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

WHILE PERFORMING LOW ALTITUDE AERIAL APPLICATION FOR ELIMINATION OF HONEYSUCKLE VINE 5 MILES NORTHWEST OF HUDSON, IL IN VFR CONDITIONS, HELICOPTER STRUCK POWERLINES APPROXIMATELY 100 FOOT ABOVE GROUND LEVEL THAT CROSSED A SHALLOW MEADOW . THE POWERLINES BROKE, THE AIRCRAFT CONTINUED FORWARD FOR APPROXIMATELY 100 YARDS LANDING IN A CORN FIELD WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT.

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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