Clipped wires and landed with minimal damage to helicopter. Owner of field stated that weather was very foggy and he thought the pilot was making a precautionary landing for the weather and did not see the wires.
- Date
- December 21, 2011
- Reg
- N500TN
- Make
- MD Helicopters
- Model
- MD500D
- MSN
- 0521D
- Location
- In a field next to Interstate 81 in Fall Branch
- Country
- US-Tennessee
- CivilMilitary
- Civil
- Operator
- Air2-LLC
- Link 1
- http://www.timesnews.net/article/9039911/helicopter-clips-power-line-makes-emergency-landing-near-i-81
- Link 2
- http://www.johnsoncitypress.com/News/article.php?id=96963
- Link 3
- http://helicoptersafety.blogspot.com/2011/12/21-dec-11-n500tn-md500d-fall-branch-tn.html
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