Pilot of helicopter hits power line traversing a river. Pilot was on a low altitude flight for a passenger to view his home.

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Attributes
ACN	371396
Time
Date	199706
Day	Sat
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : 6c8
State Reference	IA
Altitude	agl bound lower : 50 agl bound upper : 100
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	other
Make Model Name	Helicopter
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	cruise other other
Route In Use	enroute : direct
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : commercial
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 100 flight time total : 21000
ASRS Report	371396
Person 2
Affiliation	Other
Function	observation : passenger
Qualification	other other : other
Events
Anomaly	inflight encounter other non adherence : far other anomaly other other spatial deviation
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : exited adverse environment other
Consequence	Other
Miss Distance	horizontal : 0 vertical : 0
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Pilot of helicopter giving rides and flew down river to view home of passenger. Struck power line crossing river, poles were hid by trees on both sides of river. No ball markings on power line which is near a county state park. Pilot landed on sandbar. No injuries at time of incident.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: PLT OF HELI HITS PWR LINE TRAVERSING A RIVER. PLT WAS ON A LOW ALT FLT FOR A PAX TO VIEW HIS HOME.

Narrative: PLT OF HELI GIVING RIDES AND FLEW DOWN RIVER TO VIEW HOME OF PAX. STRUCK PWR LINE XING RIVER, POLES WERE HID BY TREES ON BOTH SIDES OF RIVER. NO BALL MARKINGS ON PWR LINE WHICH IS NEAR A COUNTY STATE PARK. PLT LANDED ON SANDBAR. NO INJURIES AT TIME OF INCIDENT.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2007 and automatically converted to unabbreviated mixed upper/lowercase text. This report is for informational purposes with no guarantee of accuracy. See NASA's ASRS site for official report.