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Aviation accident GAA17CA279
NONE · ROBINSON HELICOPTER COMPANY R44 · 2017-05-10 · Vevay, IN, USA
Event
- NTSB number
GAA17CA279- Event ID
20170511X84153- Type
- Accident
- Date
- 2017-05-10
- Location
- Vevay, IN, USA
- Coordinates
- 38.746143, -85.07325
Injuries
- Highest injury
- NONE
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 0
- Minor
- 0
- Uninjured
- 1
- Total aboard
- 1
Aircraft
- Make
- ROBINSON HELICOPTER COMPANY
- Model
- R44
- Registration
- N428JG
- FAR Part
- 137
- Engines
- 1
- Damage
- SUBS
Conditions
- Light
- DAYL
- Weather
- VMC
Probable cause
The pilot’s failure to see and avoid power lines during an agricultural application flight due to distraction when reading a map.
Source
- Authoritative
- NTSB CAROL
- Machine
- JSON-LD · Markdown