Accident · 2021-07-20

NTSB case CEN21LA339 · ROBINSON HELICOPTER COMPANY R44 II · Part 137

What the record says

Event date: 2021-07-20
Event type: Accident
Highest injury level: Minor injury
Aircraft: ROBINSON HELICOPTER COMPANY R44 II (N983HA)
Operating rule: Part 137
Operator: operator not named in the NTSB record

Probable cause

The pilot’s failure to see and avoid a wire while maneuvering at low altitude during an aerial application flight, resulting in a collision with the wire.

Source: NTSB case CEN21LA339

Flight crew

Certification and experience as recorded in the NTSB accident database for this event. The NTSB records these facts about the crew's flying history; GroundCheck shows them as filed, without names or identities.

Role	Certificate	Instrument rating	Age	Medical	Flight hours
Pilot	Commercial	None	53	Class 2 (2021-05-15)	1 total · 1 in this make/model

Facts as the NTSB records them — GroundCheck adds no judgement. Preliminary records may be revised as the investigation proceeds.

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