BOYD, MN, USA
N9668F
HUGHES 269C
WHILE BEGINNING A GRADUAL PULL-UP AT THE END OF A SPRAY RUN, THE PLT WAS DISTRACTED BY A PERSON IN A DITCH & DID NOT SEE THE WIRE AT THE END OF THE FIELD. THE WIRE CONTACTED THE TAIL ROTOR & THE HELICOPTER BEGAN TO SPIN. THE PLT REDUCED POWER & WAS ABLE TO LEVEL THE HELICOPTER BEFORE IT COLLIDED WITH THE GROUND.
Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database
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