14 CFR Part 137: Agricultural
Accident occurred Saturday, September 06, 2014 in Macedonia, IA
Aircraft: ROBINSON HELICOPTER COMPANY R44 II, registration: N699TQ
Injuries: 1 Serious.
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On September 6, 2014, about 1245 central daylight time, a Robinson R44 II helicopter, N699TQ, impacted a suspended power line near Macedonia, Iowa. The pilot sustained serious injuries and the helicopter was substantially damaged. The helicopter was registered to Mills County Choppers, Inc. and operated by Johnson Helicopter Services under the provisions of 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 137 as an aerial application flight. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time of the accident and no flight plan was filed. The local flight originated at an unknown time.
The responding Federal Aviation Administration inspector stated that witnesses observed the helicopter strike the power lines and then impact terrain. The pilot was able to egress the wreckage and was flown to a hospital for treatment.
A GPS was recovered from the accident site and was sent to the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) Recorders Lab for download.
Flight Standards District Office: FAA Des Moines FSDO-61
MILLS COUNTY CHOPPERS INC: http://registry.faa.gov/N699TQ
A man injured in a helicopter crash in Pottawattamie County on Sept. 6 has died.
Chris Moore, the pilot, died on Thursday, according to Creighton University Medical Center, where he had been taken following the crash that occurred near 340th Street and Pioneer Trail.
Moore was crop dusting a bean field south of that area when he struck a power line crashing the copter into the bank of a cropland terrace, according to authorities who responded to the scene.
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OMAHA, Neb. —A helicopter pilot who crashed in western Iowa over the weekend remains in critical condition.
Authorities said pilot Chris Moore hit a power line in the crop-dusting helicopter in a field near Macedonia on Saturday afternoon.
Treynor Fire Chief Russ Maguire said Moore was out of the wreckage and conscious when paramedics arrived.
He was taken to CHI Health Creighton University Medical Center, where he is listed in critical condition.
Macedonia is about 30 miles east of the Omaha metro.
Source: http://www.ketv.com
