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Event SEA87LA186
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FAA Aircraft Registry record.
Make / Model
AVIAT AIRCRAFT INC A-1
Year of manufacture
1997
Engine
LYCOMING 0-360-A1D (180 hp)
Seats / Engines
2 seats · 1 engine
Last airworthiness date
19970729
ADS-B equipped
Yes — Mode-S AADE8A
Registrant of record
WILCOX CONSULTING LLC
Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).
Aircraft involved
Factual narrative
DURING AN AERIAL APPLICATION MANEUVER THE PILOT FLEW INTO TWO 23,000 VOLT POWERLINES. THE HELICOPTER'S ROTOR BLADES STRUCK THE POWERLINES, THE AIRCRAFT TURNED TO THE RIGHT AND DESCENDED TO THE GROUND. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12
Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file
NTSB_1987_SEA87LA186.txt.
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