The National Transportation Safety Board did not travel to the scene of this accident.
Additional Participating Entity:
Federal Aviation Administration / Flight Standards District Office; Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Investigation Docket - National Transportation Safety Board:
MF Helicopters LLC
Location: Mineral Point, Wisconsin
Accident Number: CEN21LA452
Date and Time: July 20, 2021, 13:30 Local
Registration: N44XB
Aircraft: ROBINSON HELICOPTER R44
Injuries: 1 None
Flight Conducted Under: Part 137: Agricultural
Aircraft and Owner/Operator Information
Aircraft Make: ROBINSON HELICOPTER
Registration: N44XB
Model/Series: R44
Aircraft Category: Helicopter
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Operating Certificate(s) Held: Agricultural aircraft (137)
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Meteorological Information and Flight Plan
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Type of Flight Plan Filed: None
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Wreckage and Impact Information
Crew Injuries: 1 None
Aircraft Damage: Substantial
Passenger Injuries:
Aircraft Fire: None
Ground Injuries:
Aircraft Explosion: None
Total Injuries: 1 None
Latitude, Longitude: 42.874434,-90.208609 (est)
"People were yelling bad things to him". Yes, that's what happens when a pilot destroys a farmers' crop and power lines. In Iowa County you're fortunate they didn't bring out their shot guns.
ReplyDeleteWrong. Did you miss the part of this being a crop duster for those fields? Accidents happen and farmers know that in crop dusting world. It's part of the dangerous flying territory. Now if this were some yokel showoff pilot in a 172 with no business being there that low, then yes, perhaps the mob would have been after him.
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