Wirestrike Incident Robinson R44 II N48WF,
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Date:Sunday 26 November 2017
Time:15:45 LT
Type:Silhouette image of generic R44 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Robinson R44 II
Owner/operator:Earlybird Aerial Services
Registration: N48WF
MSN: 12566
Year of manufacture:2008
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1
Aircraft damage: Minor
Location:Hudson, IL -   United States of America
Phase: Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.)
Nature:Agricultural
Departure airport:
Destination airport:
Confidence Rating: Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities
Narrative:
The helicopter landed hard following a wirestrike while conducting agricultural spraying.

Sources:

http://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/local-news/pilot-okay-after-helicopter-incident-near-comlara-park/863953856

[LINK NOT WORKING ANYMORE:http://www.asias.faa.gov/pls/apex/f?p=100:95:2593439081683::NO::P95_EVENT_LCL_DATE,P95_LOC_CITY_NAME,P95_REGIST_NBR:26-NOV-17,HUDSON,N48WF]

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
27-Nov-2017 13:25 gerard57 Added
27-Nov-2017 17:24 Anon. Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Operator, Location, Phase, Nature, Source, Damage, Narrative]
27-Nov-2017 20:36 Aerossurance Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Narrative]

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