Tag: reconnaissance_flight

CAA Insight: Helicopter Struck Obscured Power Lines After Pilot Skipped Reconnaissance Flight

29 Sep 2026 9:28 a.m. · Source: CAA

A Robinson R44 pilot spraying farmland struck obscured transmission lines on a fourth run, prompting a CAA safety insight urging pilots not to skip the reconnaissance flight.

Transportation Accidents and Safety Agriculture Energy Civil Aviation Authority of New Zealand Robinson R44 agricultural spraying transmission lines aviation safety reconnaissance flight helicopter accident