# Accident 20200604022119A: Enstrom Helicopter Corp 480, Murphy, ID, June 4, 2020

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 4, 2020, 12:30 local time
- Place: Murphy, ID
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Maneuver
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: H90G
- Location: 43.2389° N, 116.7633° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.2389&lon=-116.7633&mi=10
- Aircraft: N130JS, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N130JS-2022-07-08) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Enstrom Helicopter 480 (registry code 3300560, https://openairdocs.org/model/enstrom-helicopter-480) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Rolls-Royce 250-C20W (registry code 54189, https://openairdocs.org/engine/rolls-royce-250-c20w) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: ENSTROM HELICOPTER CORP 480
- Reported engine: ROLLS-ROYC 250-C20W
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 17,000 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR20CA171](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR20CA171) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20200604022119A

## Narrative

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

PILOT SAID HE DROPPED DOWN, WAS SPOT SPRAYING WHITE TOP, AS HE WAS GOING DOWN A DRAW/MEADOW GRASSY AREA, SHUT OFF, ASCENDED 100 TO 125 FT, TO PROCEED DOWN THE CANYON WHERE HE PREVIOUSLY WAS WORKING.  WHILE HE WAS GOING DOWN THE DRAW, ON THE RIGHT SIDE, 100-110FT TALL TREES, THERE WAS A POWERLINE AT THE TREE TOPS, AND EXITED ON THE SIDE HE WAS ON, AND THERE WAS A LONG STRETCH BETWEEN THE TREES AND THE POWER POLE, DIDN?T SEE THE POWER POLE, WAS LOOKING DOWN FOR WEEDS AND WHITE TOP, DIDN?T REALIZE THE POWERLINE WAS THERE, AND SHORTLY AFTER, 60 MPH, SAW THE POWER LINES, AND SUBSEQUENTLY IMPACTED THEM.  FIRST LINE WENT INTO THE NOSE OF THE HELICOPTER, WENT UP INTO THE ROTORS AND MAST, THE SECOND ONE HIT THE SKIDS POSSIBLY, AND THROUGH THE TAILROTOR.  HELICOPTER STARTED A SLOW REVOLUTION AND IMPACTED THE GROUND.  NO MECHANICAL ISSUES WITH THE HELICOPTER PRIOR TO IMPACT WITH THE POWERLINES.

REPORT AMENDED 11/17/20

## 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 WPR20CA171](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR20CA171), Jun 4, 2020: Enstrom 480 (N130JS), Murphy, ID, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain clearance from a power line while maneuvering 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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