N9287U is a 1971 Bell OH-58A. It is a rotorcraft with 4 seats, powered by a Allison T63 series rated at 250 horsepower. Its registration was cancelled in Sep 1997. Its restricted airworthiness certificate was issued in Oct 2023. This page also carries 1 NTSB event.
FAA recordRegistrant based in Royse City, TX · deregistered in 1997.
2023
1997
The pilot in the helicopter reported that, he was conducting an agricultural aerial application flight. Before he started the spray operation, he overflew the field to identify obstacles. While approaching the northeast corner of the fields from the south, he overflew one set of wires, “ducked down” into the corner to spray, and pulled up as he approached the edge of the field. As he pulled up, he saw wires he had not seen before and tried to hit them with the wire cutter installed on the helicopter. The helicopter impacted the wires, descended, and impacted the ground. The helicopter sustained substantial damage to the fuselage. The pilot reported that there were no preaccident mechanical failures or malfunctions with the helicopter that would have precluded normal operation.
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