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Aviation accident CEN13FA517
3 fatal · ROBINSON R44 II · 2013-08-31 · Caballo, NM, USA
Event
- NTSB number
CEN13FA517- Event ID
20130831X54252- Type
- Accident
- Date
- 2013-08-31
- Location
- Caballo, NM, USA
- Coordinates
- 33.037776, -107.308334
Injuries
- Highest injury
- FATL
- Fatal
- 3
- Serious
- 0
- Minor
- 0
- Uninjured
- 0
- Total aboard
- 3
Aircraft
- Make
- ROBINSON
- Model
- R44 II
- Registration
- N3156U
- FAR Part
- 091
- Engines
- 1
- Damage
- SUBS
Conditions
- Light
- DAYL
- Weather
- VMC
Probable cause
The pilot’s failure to see and avoid power lines while maneuvering near the ground because dust stirred up by the rotor wash obscured his visibility.
Source
- Authoritative
- NTSB CAROL
- Machine
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