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Aviation accident WPR22LA140
MINR · BELL OH-58A · 2022-04-01 · Merced, CA, USA
Event
- NTSB number
WPR22LA140- Event ID
20220404104882- Type
- Accident
- Date
- 2022-04-01
- Location
- Merced, CA, USA
- Coordinates
- 37.189404, -120.68928
Injuries
- Highest injury
- MINR
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 0
- Minor
- 1
- Uninjured
- 0
- Total aboard
- 1
Aircraft
- Make
- BELL
- Model
- OH-58A
- Registration
- N9287U
- FAR Part
- 137
- Engines
- 1
- Damage
- SUBS
Conditions
- Light
- DAYL
- Weather
- VMC
Probable cause
The pilot’s failure to see and avoid wires while conducting an aerial application flight, which resulted in a wire strike and ground impact.
Source
- Authoritative
- NTSB CAROL
- Machine
- JSON-LD · Markdown