WRIGHTSVILLE, NC, USA
N158HP
BELL UH-1B
THE PLT REPORTED THAT HE WAS ABOUT TO DESCEND FROM A HIGH HOVER TO LAND IN AN OPEN FIELD ADJACENT TO A HOTEL PARKING LOT WHEN THE TIPS OF BOTH MAIN ROTOR BLADES CONTACTED A LIGHT POLE. THE PLT MANEUVERED AWAY FROM THE POLE AND LANDED IN THE OPEN FIELD. SEVERAL AUTOMOBILES IN THE PARKING LOT SUSTAINED MINOR DAMAGE FROM FLYING DEBRIS.
Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database
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