Friday, July 29, 2022

Bell OH-58A Kiowa, N132HD: Accident occurred July 27, 2022 in Bloomsburg, Columbia County, Pennsylvania

Federal Aviation Administration / Flight Standards District Office; Harrisburg, Pennsylvania

Rotorcraft tail boom struck powerlines, crashed and flipped over.

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Date: 27-JUL-22
Time: 19:15:00Z
Regis#: N132HD
Aircraft Make: BELL
Aircraft Model: OH-58A
Event Type: INCIDENT
Highest Injury: NONE
Aircraft Missing: No
Damage: UNKNOWN
Activity: AERIAL APPLICATION
Flight Phase: MANEUVERING (MNV)
Operation: 137
City: BLOOMSBURG
State: PENNSYLVANIA





COLUMBIA COUNTY, Pennsylvania — A few dozen people are without power after a helicopter came crashing down in Columbia County.

It happened around 3 p.m. Wednesday afternoon near Bloomsburg.

The police chief on the scene tells us the helicopter was spraying crops.

It went down after the tail got caught in some power lines.

The pilot was assessed but refused medical treatment.

No injuries were reported after the helicopter crash in Columbia County.



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