JAY, FL, USA
N65212
BELL TH-13T
DURING AN AERIAL APPLICATION FLIGHT AT DUSK, THE HELICOPTER COLLIDED WITH A POWER LINE AS THE PILOT WAS MAKING A SWATH RUN. AFTER HITTING THE POWER LINE, THE HELICOPTER ROLLED LEFT, ENTERED A DESCENT & CRASHED.
INADEQUATE PLANNING/DECISION BY THE PILOT AND HIS FAILURE TO MAINTAIN CLEARANCE FROM THE POWER LINE. CONTRIBUTING FACTORS WERE: LIGHT CONDITIONS AT DUSK, TRANSMISSION (POWER) LINES, AND THE PILOT'S LACK OF VISUAL CUES (VISUAL PERCEPTION) AT DUSK.
Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database
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