TROY, KS, USA
N3GK
HILLER UH-12E
THE ACFT COLLIDED WITH A POWERLINE WHILE THE PILOT WAS LOCATING A FIELD TO SPRAY AT A LATER DATE. THE PILOT SAW TELEPHONE LINES AND FLEW OVER THEM BUT HIT THE POWERLINES WHICH WERE 20 FEET HIGHER. THE SKIDS CAUGHT THE WIRES AND THE HELICOPTER NOSED DOWN, DRAGGING THE LINES 110 FEET BEYOND THE WIRE IMPACT. THE PILOT MANAGED TO FREE HIMSELF BEFORE THE FIRE CONSUMED THE HELICOPTER.
Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database
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