PALMER, AK, USA
N90191
BELL 206B
THE HELICOPTER WAS BEING USED TO RE-SUPPLY FIRE FIGHTERS BY THE DIVISION OF FORESTRY. EN ROUTE BACK TO THE STAGING AREA THE ACFT STRUCK UNMARKED LINES 85 FT ABOVE THE VALLEY FLOOR. POLES SUPPORTING THE LINES WERE OBSCURED BY VEGETATION AND WERE 224 FT APART. NUMEROUS TRIPS TO AND FROM THE STAGING AREA AT HIGHER ALTITUDES WERE FLOWN ON THE PREVIOUS DAY. THE PILOT NOR CREWS ON THE GROUND WERE AWARE OF THE POWER LINES.
Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database
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