# Accident 20200720008839A: Robinson Helicopter R44, Dickeyville, WI, July 20, 2020

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 20, 2020, 13:40 local time
- Place: Dickeyville, WI
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Maneuver
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: 4MFG
- Location: 42.6253° N, 90.5878° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.6253&lon=-90.5878&mi=10
- Aircraft: N570WH, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N570WH) (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: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 7,700 total, 460 in this make and model, 145 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN20CA300](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN20CA300) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20200720008839A

## Narrative

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

ON JULY 20, 2020 AT 1340 CST, A ROBINSON R44 HELICOPTER N570WH WAS CONDUCTING AN AGRICULTURAL APPLICATION FLIGHT OVER A FIELD NEAR DICKEYVILLE WI. THE PILOT STATED AFTER A PASS OVER THE FIELD, HE PULLED UP AND SEEN ELECTRICAL WIRES IN HIS FLIGHT PATH. ONE WIRE CONTACTED THE CANOPY AND BROKE AND THE OTHER WIRE CONTACTED THE MAST FAIRING AND BROKE APART. HE WAS ABLE TO LAND THE HELICOPTER NEXT TO THE FIELD AND INSPECT THE HELICOPTER FOR DAMAGE. THE PILOT RECEIVED NO INJURIES. THE HELICOPTER WAS OPERATING 14 CFR PART 137. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME OF THIS ACCIDENT.

## 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 CEN20CA300](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN20CA300), Jul 20, 2020: Robinson R44 (N570WH), Dickeyville, WI, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot did not maintain clearance from wires during an aerial application flight.

## Other reports on N570WH (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 20200727011019A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20200727011019A), Jul 27, 2020: Robinson Helicopter R44 (N570WH), Dakota, IL, Substantial damage. Upon landing near agriculture tender trailer, pilot lowered the skids to the ground, lowered collective and reduced power. As the rotor blades started to…

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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